Intraoperative view of lateral abdominal wall hernia repair
Intraoperative view of lateral abdominal wall hernia repair
(A) Superior extent of mesh fixation (mesh sutured to the costal margin). (B) Medial extent of mesh fixation (mesh sutured to the contralateral linea semilunaris). (C) Lateral extent of mesh fixation. (D) Inferior extent of mesh fixation (mesh sutured to the periosteum of the iliac crest).
Courtesy of Sahil K Kapur, MD, Donald Baumann, MD, FACS, and Charles E Butler, MD, FACS.
