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Umbilical hernia repair
Umbilical hernia repair
Repair of an umbilical hernia. A) Diagram of longitudinal section through the hernia. B) Subumbilical "smile" incision. The hernial sac is excised. C) Waistcoat type of closure.
Reproduced with permission from: Mulholland, MW, Lillemoe, KD. Greenfield's Surgery: Scientific Principles And Practice, Fourth Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. Copyright © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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