The vermiform appendix presenting in a laparoscopic port site hernia

Laparoscopic port site hernias (PSHs) are uncommon but present a potential source of morbidity due to incarceration of the hernial contents which is usually omental fat or small bowel. We report only the third case of the vermiform appendix presenting in a symptomatic PSH; we discuss the appropriate...

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Autores principales: Latyf, Rafiq, Slater, Richard, Garner, Jeffrey P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Unusual Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022101
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.83510
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description Laparoscopic port site hernias (PSHs) are uncommon but present a potential source of morbidity due to incarceration of the hernial contents which is usually omental fat or small bowel. We report only the third case of the vermiform appendix presenting in a symptomatic PSH; we discuss the appropriate management of this condition as well as ways in which the incidence of PSHs may be reduced.
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spelling pubmed-31937592011-10-21 The vermiform appendix presenting in a laparoscopic port site hernia Latyf, Rafiq Slater, Richard Garner, Jeffrey P J Minim Access Surg Unusual Case Laparoscopic port site hernias (PSHs) are uncommon but present a potential source of morbidity due to incarceration of the hernial contents which is usually omental fat or small bowel. We report only the third case of the vermiform appendix presenting in a symptomatic PSH; we discuss the appropriate management of this condition as well as ways in which the incidence of PSHs may be reduced. Medknow Publications 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3193759/ /pubmed/22022101 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.83510 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Minimal Access Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full The vermiform appendix presenting in a laparoscopic port site hernia
title_fullStr The vermiform appendix presenting in a laparoscopic port site hernia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022101
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