Abstract
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Abdominal incisional hernias are a common condition in practice. Numerous surgical procedures have been used to repair them with different results. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to find the place of shoelace darn in the repair of incisional hernias. METHOD: One hundred patients with abdominal incisional hernias have been managed by a shoelace darn repair., The details of the operative technique have been described. RESULTS: shoelace darn repair was an easy procedure associated with some complications, and followed by recurrence in 4 patients. The age, sex, clinical presentation, the type of previous surgery, the type of incisional hernia, the body built of the patients were discussed . CONCLUSION: Shoelace darn repair have got a good place in managing abdominal incisional hernias
Recommended Citation
Majid, Talib A.
(2007)
"Shoelace Darn Repair of Abdominal Incisional Hernias,"
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal: Vol. 6:
Iss.
3, Article 5.
Available at:
https://ipmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol6/iss3/5