Laparoscopic ventral hernioplasty in an adolescent with multiple epigastric hernias: A case report

Background: Epigastric hernias account for 4% of abdominal wall defects in children. They present as a painless or tender mass at the supraumbilical midline. Their coventional treatment in children is open herniorrhaphy without the use of meshes. The management of the infrequent cases of multiple ep...

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Main Authors: Bruno Catoia Fonseca, Diego Valenzuela Silva, Jaime Carrasco Toledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576623001689