%0 Journal Article
%T Hernia after retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy, case report
%A Magyar, Christian T. J.
%A Nebiker, Christian A.
%J Gland Surgery
%D 2020
%B 2020
%9 
%! Hernia after retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy, case report
%K 
%X We report the first case of a previously undocumented complication after posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy (PRA). Extensive diagnostic procedures for persisting abdominal pain led to diagnosis of an incisional hernia (IH) approximately 2.5 years after surgery for a pheochromocytoma of the right adrenal gland. Thus, IHs need to be recognized as a potential complication after PRA, particularly if the symptoms are non-specific. The differential diagnosis of an IH after PRA includes a type of spontaneous lumbar hernia due to a pre-existing weakness of the abdominal wall however the treatment for both type of hernias is similar by mesh repair. A possible risk factor for IH after PRA might be obesity, due to different factors including difficulties in closing the fascia in depth under subcutaneous tissue.
%U https://gs.amegroups.org/article/view/35387
%V 9
%N 2
%P 442-446
%@ 2227-8575