Repair of a massive ventral hernia in a morbidly obese patient

D Harrison; R Taneja; D Kahn; B Rush Jr

Repair of a massive ventral hernia in a morbidly obese patient

N J Med. 1995 Jun;92(6):387-9.

Authors

D Harrison¹, R Taneja, D Kahn, B Rush Jr

Affiliation

¹ UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, USA.

PMID: 7617312

Abstract

Aggressive perioperative management, with progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum, is a worthy method of repairing massive ventral hernias with associated loss of domain in morbidly obese patients. The authors present a case and its successful outcome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Female
Hernia, Ventral / complications*
Hernia, Ventral / surgery*
Humans
Obesity, Morbid / complications*
Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial
Preoperative Care
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents