Laparoscopic repair of a rare acquired abdominal intercostal hernia

Laparoscopic repair of a rare acquired abdominal intercostal hernia

Highlights • Intercostal hernias are rare, usually acquired hernias. • They most commonly are associated with stab wounds and present late. • They require surgical treatment for correction. • Open repair is well established but laparoscopic surgery has tremendous advantages in fixing these hernias....

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of surgery case reports 2014-01, Vol.5 (12), p.1041-1043
Hauptverfasser: Dan, Dilip, Ramraj, Parasram, Solomon, Verin, Ramnarine, Malini, Kawal, Trudy, Bascombe, Nigel, Naraynsingh, Vijay
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Sprache:eng
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Intercostal hernia
Laparoscopic
Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Intercostal hernias are rare, usually acquired hernias. • They most commonly are associated with stab wounds and present late. • They require surgical treatment for correction. • Open repair is well established but laparoscopic surgery has tremendous advantages in fixing these hernias.
ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.077