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How to repair a small umbilical hernia laparoscopically
Author(s) -
Matthews Samuel,
Lauti Melanie,
Xia Weisi,
Currie Nicholas,
Morrow Jon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16244
Subject(s) - medicine , umbilical hernia , hernia , surgery , hernia repair , general surgery
We describe a step by step technique for repair of a small umbilical hernia laparoscopically that aims to provide an excellent technical and cosmetic result without a significant increase in operative time or cost. Patients report good quality of life post‐operatively and appear satisfied with the cosmetic result.