Laparoscopic repair of a rare acquired abdominal intercostal hernia

Dan, Dilip; Ramraj, Parasram; Solomon, Verin; Ramnarine, Malini; Kawal, Trudy; Bascombe, Nigel; Naraynsingh, Vijay

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.077

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“…AIHs are an uncommon clinical entity with fewer than 30 cases reported in the literature. [1][2][3][4][5][6] Our two cases are interesting for several reasons. One being that there are only three case reports of a laparoscopic approach to repair this clinical entity.…”

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“…To our knowledge, there are only three reports describing laparoscopic repairs of AIH defects. 3,6,10 This is likely due to the unique and rare nature of AIH in conjunction with no standardized surgical approach. Two cases described covering the defect with an absorbable mesh with fixation using a laparoscopic tacker.…”

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“…Abdominal intercostal hernias (AIH) are a rare entity with varying numbers (i.e., between 10 to 29) cases reported in the surgical literature. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Intercostal hernias are appropriately categorized into acquired versus spontaneous with the presence (i.e., a trans-diaphragmatic intercostal hernia) or absence of diaphragmatic involvement 1 This case series will report on two AIH cases that did not involve the patients' diaphragms.…”

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“…1 Although some experts have advocated for re-approximation of the involved ribs, this is rarely performed due to defect size and concerns of iatrogenic rib fractures and external deformity. [1][2][3]6,9,10 The recurrence of AIH is high and can be managed surgically or followed conservatively depending on the clinical context. 1,9 The authors had found no reports of robotic repairs of an AIH.…”

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Robot Assisted Repair of Acquired Abdominal Intercostal Hernias (AIH)

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Kulkarni

Obi

2017

Spartan Medical Research Journal

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Abdominal intercostal hernia (AIH) is a rare clinical entity in which intra-abdominal visceral contents protrude through a defect between adjacent ribs. Most AIH are repaired via (an open or a laparoscopic) transabdominal approach or a thoracotomy. In this paper, the authors present two cases of AIH. Both cases of AIH developed in male patients after severe coughing episodes and demonstrated on computed tomography (CT) to include multiple abdominal viscera. In both cases, a robot-assisted laparoscopic hernia repair was performed utilizing Sepramesh and V-Lock suturing. To our knowledge, these are the first case reports of a robotic approach to repair of AIH. Both cases demonstrate the safety of this approach and expand on novel robotic approaches to ventral hernia repairs. Studies of longer term outcomes from this surgical approach are limited in the literature due to small number of cases and even fewer associated case reports.

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Robot Assisted Repair of Acquired Abdominal Intercostal Hernias (AIH)

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Kulkarni

Obi

2017

Spartan Medical Research Journal

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“…El abordaje más empleado ha sido el abierto sobre la tumoración herniaria (68.9 %) con colocación de material protésico fijado con puntos pericostales de material reabsorbible sin necesidad de aproximación de las costillas con puntos de cerclaje. Se han descrito seis reparaciones por vía laparoscópica 2,6,[16][17][18] y tres robóticas 19,20 , pero con seguimientos cortos.…”

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