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SURGICAL REPAIR OF POST‐OPERATIVE PERINEAL HERNIA
Author(s) -
Kelly By Anthony R.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1960.tb03845.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rectum , surgery , hernia , incidence (geometry) , general surgery , inguinal hernia , surgical excision , physics , optics
Summary Perineal incisional hernia following ab‐domino‐perineal excision of the rectum is discussed, with special reference to the incidence, pathology, and a recommended technique for surgical repair. A case of post operative perineal hernia following abdomino‐perincal excision of the rectum, successfully treated by surgical repair, is reported.