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Revista Cubana de Cirugía
On-line version ISSN 1561-2945
Abstract
VICARIO BENITO DEL VALLE, Eugenio et al. Repair of bilateral giant inguinoscrotal hernias with preoperative pneumoperitoneum. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2004, vol.43, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2945.
The preoperative and surgical management of a patient with giant inguinoscrotal hernia with “loss of the asylum right” by preoperative pneumoperitoneum in order to facilitate its reduction and prevent the tension and respiratory failure it would lead to, is described. The pneumoperitoneum was performed by using the laparoscopy apparatus through a peritoneal drainage percutaneously placed with the help of the interventionist radiologist
Keywords : Giant hernia; pneumoperitoneum.