Endoscopic repair of an abdominal intercostal hernia

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2008 Oct;18(5):523-5. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31817f2883.

Abstract

Abdominal viscera herniation through the chest wall is a rare condition. A case is presented of an abdominal intercostal hernia of the seventh right intercostal space; its pathogenesis and clinical features are described, and also the combined endoscopic and percutaneous surgical approach employed for its repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Endoscopy*
  • Hernia, Abdominal / etiology
  • Hernia, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / etiology
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rib Fractures / complications