Treatment outcomes of Kugel repair for obturator hernias: a retrospective study

Treatment outcomes of Kugel repair for obturator hernias: a retrospective study

Abstract Background We examined the validity and applicability of the Kugel repair approach for obturator hernias, whereby we placed a Kugel patch through the preperitoneal space after placing a short 5-cm skin incision just medial to the anterior iliac spine and 2 cm cranial to the expected origin...

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Main Authors: Yoshie Hosoi, Hiroshi Asano, Hiroyuki Fukano, Nozomi Shinozuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Obturator hernia
Kugel repair
Preperitoneal approach
Surgical site infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00795-8

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