Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair : technical report of two cases

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Van Niekerk, Martin Louis

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Medkow Publications

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Single incision laparoscopic surgery is used in many centres for routine cases such as appendisectomy, splenectomy and cholecystectomy. Morgagni hernias are uncommon and account for 1-2% of all congenital diaphragmatic hernia. We report our fi rst laparoscopic repair of two Morgagni hernias, using a single umbilical incision and full-thickness abdominal wall repair with standard straight laparoscopic instruments. Operative time was short and compared favourably with the laparoscopic repair.

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Morgagni hernia, Laparoscopic, Single incision

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Van Niekerk ML 2013, 'Laparoscopic morgagni hernia repair using single-site umbilical and full-thickness abdominal wall repair : technical report of two cases', African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, vol. 10, no.1, pp. 55-57.