Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair
- 1 August 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgical Endoscopy
- Vol. 20 (10) , 1621-1625
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-005-0585-8
Abstract
Recent advances in laparoscopic surgery have made various abdominal surgeries possible. To avoid wound infection, mesh repair of abdominal incisional hernias is performed laparoscopically. Here we present a new procedure to fix mesh to the abdominal wall.Keywords
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