Minimal Incision Scar-Less Open Umbilical Hernia Repair in Adults - Technical Aspects and Short Term Results

Background: There is no gold standard technique for umbilical hernia repair .Conventional open umbilical hernia repair often produces an undesirable scar. Laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair requires multiple incisions beyond the umbilicus, specialized equipments, and expensive tissue separating me...

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Main Authors: Sanoop Koshy Zachariah, Najeeb Mohamed Kolathur, Mahesh eBalakrishnan, Arun Joseph Parakkadath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2014.00032/full