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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Laparoscopic IPOM repair of an acquired abdominal intercostal hernia.

Muhammad Qais Luqman, Afzaal Mughal, Ronan Waldron, Iqbal Z Khan

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Robotic thoracoabdominal hernia repair: a novel approach.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024
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  2. Radiographic identification of thoracoabdominal hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022
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  3. Primary thoracoabdominal hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Muhammad Qais LuqmanGeneral Surgery, Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, Ireland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8298-7256
Afzaal MughalGeneral Surgery, Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, Ireland.
Ronan WaldronGeneral Surgery, Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, Ireland.
Iqbal Z KhanGeneral Surgery, Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, Ireland.
Mayo General Hospital · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acquired abdominal intercostal hernia (AAIH) is an infrequent occurrence whereby intra-abdominal contents herniate into intercostal space directly from the peritoneal cavity through an acquired defect in the abdominal wall musculature and fascia. These hernias are difficult to diagnose and should always be suspected when a chest wall swelling occur after major or minor trauma. Surgical repair is warranted in symptomatic patients. The majority of AAIHs are repaired through an open approach using tension-free mesh, with significant recurrence risk. Recently, laparoscopic and robot-assisted repairs have been proposed. We discuss a 49-year-old man presented through outpatient setting with a 5-year history of ongoing left subcostal discomfort and a reducible lump. His history included a workplace accident 5 years ago. Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT confirmed AAIH with omentum herniation into the sac. A successful laparoscopic repair with intraperitoneal onlay mesh technique using composite mesh was performed.

Indexed as

Abdominal MusclesAbdominal WallHernia, AbdominalHerniorrhaphyHumansIntercostal MusclesLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedSurgical MeshThoracic WallTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment Outcomeaccidents, injuriesdisease and health outcomesgeneral surgeryradiology

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PMID30391927
PMCPMC6229219
OpenAlexW2898616691

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