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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Laparoscopic Epigastric Hernia Repair

Oliver J. MuenstererAnne-sophie Holler

subject

Surgical repairmedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryUmbilicus (mollusc)Epigastric herniamedicine.diseaseXiphoid processdigestive system diseasesSurgerybody regionsAbdominal wallstomatognathic diseasessurgical procedures operativemedicine.anatomical_structuremedicineLinea alba (abdomen)HerniabusinessLaparoscopy

description

Epigastric hernias are midline abdominal wall defects located between the umbilicus and the xiphoid process that do not resolve spontaneously. Symptomatic hernias require surgical repair.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-12-28
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58043-8_30