Affiliation
Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children's Hospital, 24 Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
2010
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Laparoscopic repair of postoperative perineal hernia. 2010, 2010: Case Report MedPublisher
Case reports in medicineJournal
Case reports in medicineDOI
10.1155/2010/126483PubMed ID
20811618Abstract
Perineal hernias are infrequent complications following abdominoperineal operations. Various approaches have been described for repair of perineal hernias including open transabdominal, transperineal or combined abdominoperineal repairs. The use of laparoscopic transabdominal repair of perineal hernias is not well-described. We present a case report demonstrating the benefits of laparoscopic repair of perineal hernia following previous laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection (APR) using a nonabsorbable mesh to repair the defect. We have demonstrated that the use of laparoscopy with repair of the pelvic floor defect using a non absorbable synthetic mesh offers an excellent alternative with many potential advantages over open transabdominal and transperineal repairs.Language
enISSN
1687-9635ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1155/2010/126483