2018 Volume 43 Issue 6 Pages 1149-1153
We report a case of lumbar hernia who underwent laparoscopic surgery with VENTRALIGHT ™ ST and showed a good postoperative course. An 81-year-old obese woman who became aware of a tumor on the right side of her back that gradually extended to her abdominal wall after 5 surgeries, including a femoral replacement surgery, following a traffic accident in 2008 was admitted to our hospital. She was diagnosed as having superior lumbar hernia based on the findings of ultrasound and computed tomography. Her height was 151 cm, weight, 70 kg, and body mass index, 30.7 kg/m2. The operation was started with three ports and the approximately 6×5 cm hernia orifice was exposed. The patient’s position was changed to the left lateral decubitus position and an additional 5-mm port was made in the right lower quadrant. The hernia orifice was then covered with VENTRALIGHT ™ ST, which was then fixed to the abdominal wall with Bard Sorbafix™ by the double crown method. After an uneventful postoperative course, the patient was discharged on the 8th day. Until 1 year post surgery, no recurrence was observed.
