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Incarcerated umbilical hernia in a super-super-obese patient
José Ignacio Rodríguez-Hermosa1, Antoni Codina-Cazador, Bartomeu Ruiz-Feliú
1Department of Surgery, University Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Avda. França, s/n. 17007, Girona, Spain. joserod@eresmas.net
Abstract:
Abdominal wall hernias are more prevalent in the morbidly obese. Incarceration of external hernias is a relatively common process in adults and is associated to a high rate of complications and mortality. We present the case of a morbidly super-super-obese patient (body mass index, 80 kg/m(2)) who underwent emergency surgery for an incarcerated umbilical hernia; the patient died despite segmental intestinal resection, hernia repair using mesh, and intensive care.
