The usefulness of laparoscopic hernia repair in the management of incisional hernia following liver transplantation

The usefulness of laparoscopic hernia repair in the management of incisional hernia following liver transplantation

Introduction: The reported incidence of incisional hernia following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) varies from 4% to 23%. Postoperative wound complications are less frequent after laparoscopic repair while maintaining low recurrence rates. We present our experience in managing this complicat...

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Main Authors: Bassem Hegab, Mohamed Rabei Abdelfattah, Ayman Azzam, Mohamed Al Sebayel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Subjects:
Incisional hernia
liver transplant
laparoscopic repair
Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2016;volume=12;issue=1;spage=58;epage=62;aulast=Hegab

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