01-02-2004 | Case report
Successful laparoscopic repair of a traumatic pubic symphysis hernia
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 2/2004
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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.