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According to the European Hernia Society, an M2 (primary epigastric hernia) is an abdominal wall hernia located in the area between 3 cm below the xiphoid and 3 cm above the umbilicus. More commonly, however, epigastric hernias coexist with other midline hernias, including umbilical hernias. Moreover, epigastric hernias are usually seen in the context of rectus muscle diastasis, a condition that commonly affects the abdominal wall in middle-aged women after multiple pregnancies, as well as patients who are overweight or obese.
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Takla, H. (2020). Robotic Epigastric Hernia Repair: Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP). In: Kudsi, O. (eds) Robotic Hernia Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46667-1_2
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