Villamil V, Vallejo OG, Morote JMS, Bermejo JPH. Giant umbilical hernia: "Lazy M-Omega" flap, a case report.
Pan Afr Med J 2021;
38:338. [PMID:
34285760 PMCID:
PMC8265248 DOI:
10.11604/pamj.2021.38.338.23255]
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Abstract
Umbilical hernia, one of the most frequent pathologies in pediatric surgical practice, is usually corrected with a relatively simple intervention, except in cases where there is a major defect, also called proboscoid hernia. We present a case report of a 20-month male patient that underwent surgical intervention of a giant umbilical hernia with the "Lazy-M and Omega" flap novel surgical technique. This technique has to be taken into account in surgical planning, since it is simple and easily reproducible.
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