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Successful laparoscopic repair of a traumatic pubic symphysis hernia

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A 48-year-old woman presented with a hernia through the center of her pubic symphysis 6 months after conservative treatment of an open-book fracture of the pelvis. This was repaired laparoscopically with a prosthetic mesh using a transperitoneal approach. Hernia through the pubic symphysis is a rare complication after traumatic symphysis diastasis, but repair using the laparoscopic approach is feasible and associated with rapid recovery from surgery.

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  1. Department of Upper GI and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom

    A. Sharma, P. K. Jain & P. C. Sedman

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom

    C. J. Shaw

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Sharma, A., Jain, P., Shaw, C. et al. Successful laparoscopic repair of a traumatic pubic symphysis hernia . Surg Endosc 18, 345–349 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-4250-9

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