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Traumatic abdominal wall hernia: same-admission laparoscopic repair
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Traumatic abdominal wall hernia: same-admission laparoscopic repair

John A Aucar, Brian Biggers, W Ray Silliman and Julian E Losanoff
Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques, Vol.14(2), pp.98-100
04/2004
PMID: 15287611

Abstract

Disasters Emergency Treatment Female Hernia, Ventral - diagnosis Hernia, Ventral - etiology Hernia, Ventral - surgery Humans Injury Severity Score Laparoscopy - methods Middle Aged Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods Obesity, Morbid Prognosis Risk Assessment Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Wounds, Nonpenetrating
Traumatic abdominal wall hernias are uncommon. They are traditionally treated with open surgery. We report a case repaired using laparoscopic technique and prosthetic reinforcement.

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