Laparoscopic hernia repair using Lapa−Her −Closure(™) for giant pediatric subxiphoid incisional hernia

• Main Authors: Saki Sakamoto (Author), Naoki Hashizume (Author), Motomu Yoshida, PhD (Author), Shinji Ishii, PhD (Author), Suguru Fukahori, PhD (Author), Nobuyuki Saikusa, PhD (Author), Daisuke Masui (Author), Naruki Higashidate (Author), Shiori Tsuruhisa (Author), Yoshiaki Tanaka, PhD (Author), Minoru Yagi, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report a case of laparoscopic repair of giant subxiphoid incisional hernia (SIH) using Lapa-Her-Closure™ in a child. The patient was a 4-year-old girl with a giant SIH after median sternotomy. The orifice of the hernia was located at a midpoint between the xiphoid process and umbilicus, the size...