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ArticleJournal of minimally invasive surgery2025

Utilization of enhanced-view total extraperitoneal technique for combined epigastric hernia and umbilical hernia repair: a case report.

Kotaro Kimura, Takumi Yamabuki, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Shoki Sato, Minoru Takada, Satoshi Hirano

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Article in Journal of minimally invasive surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Kotaro KimuraDepartment of Surgery, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3379-3890
Takumi YamabukiDepartment of Surgery, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-1991
Hiroyuki YamamotoDepartment of Surgery, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5658-4960
Shoki SatoDepartment of Surgery, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0727-8967
Minoru TakadaDepartment of Surgery, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3394-4302
Satoshi HiranoGastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2612-9913

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An epigastric hernia may coexist with other abdominal wall hernias, resulting in the protrusion of abdominal organs through a defect in the linea alba. This case report presents a 46-year-old male with a body mass index of 37 kg/m

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Abdominal herniaAbdominal wallUmbilical herniaVentral hernia

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PMCPMC12439046

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