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Progressive pneumoperitoneum as preoperative preparation for large hernial repair in patients with severe chronic
The Netherlands Journal of Surgery
|February 1, 1986
Abstract:
The results of operation in four patients with a large hernia associated with severe chronic obstructive lung disease show the advantages and limitations of a preparatory progressive pneumoperitoneum. If carefully employed, it seems possible to repair very large hernias in patients suffering from severe chronic obstructive lung disease.