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Large Abdominal Wall Hernias: An Easy Method of Repair without Prosthetic Material, with the Induction of Pneumoperitoneum
Author(s) -
Buddee F. W.,
Coupland G. A. E.,
Reeve T. S.
Publication year - 1975
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.1445-2197.1975.tb05205.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumoperitoneum , abdominal wall , hernia , surgery , hernia repair , abdominal hernia , laparoscopy
Large abdominal wall hernice may pose problems of management, particularly in the presence of obstructive airway and cardiovascular disease. Preoperative induction of pneumoperitoneum usually permits the anatomical repair of large hernia without complications and without the use of prosthetic materials to close the defect.