M. Hashizume et al., LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF PARAUMBILICAL VENTRAL HERNIA WITH INCREASING SIZE IN AN OBESE PATIENT, Surgical endoscopy, 10(9), 1996, pp. 933-935
We report a case of paraumbilical ventral hernia with increasing size
over 1 year which was successfully repaired using laparoscopic techniq
ues. The repair was made using a 1-mm-thick expanded polytetrafluoroet
hylene patch inserted intraperitoneally and then stapled to the anteri
or abdominal wall over the defect. This laparoscopic repair is easily
accessible, is considered to reduce morbidity and is thus recommended
as the first choice of treatment for ventral hernia.