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Case Reports
. 2009 Apr-Jun;13(2):237-41.

Laparoscopic repair of perineal hernia

Jessica Rayhanabad  1 , Pejvak Sassani, Maher A Abbas
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Case Reports

Laparoscopic repair of perineal hernia

Jessica Rayhanabad et al. JSLS. 2009 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Perineal hernia is a rare but known complication following major pelvic surgery. It may occur spontaneously or following abdominoperineal resection, sacrectomy, or pelvic exenteration. Very little is known about spontaneous perineal hernia. Surgical repair via open transabdominal and transperineal approaches has been previously described. We report laparoscopic repair of spontaneous and postoperative perineal hernia in 2 patients.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Computed tomography of pelvis demonstrated right perineal hernia with opacified loops of small intestine.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Laparoscopic view of hernia sac.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Artist illustration of pelvic floor defect.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Primary repair of spontaneous perineal hernia.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Perineal hernia postabdominoperineal resection.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Computed tomography demonstrated perineal hernia postabdominoperineal resection.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Intraoperative view of perineal hernia.
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Mesh repair of perineal hernia.
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