Incarcerated umbilical hernia in a super-super-obese patient.

Abstract

Abdominal wall hernias are more prevalent in the morbidly obese. Incarceration of external hernias is a relatively common process in adults and is associated to a high rate of complications and mortality. We present the case of a morbidly super-super-obese patient (body mass index, 80 kg/m(2)) who underwent emergency surgery for an incarcerated umbilical hernia; the patient died despite segmental intestinal resection, hernia repair using mesh, and intensive care.

• Authors: José Ignacio Rodríguez-Hermosa, Antoni Codina-Cazador, Bartomeu Ruiz-Feliú, Josep Roig-García, Maite Albiol-Quer, Pere Planellas-Giné
• Journal: Obesity surgery (Obes Surg) Vol. 18 Issue 7 Pg. 893-5 (Jul 2008) ISSN: 0960-8923 [Print] United States
• PMID: 18330658 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Body Mass Index
• Fatal Outcome
• Hernia, Umbilical (etiology, pathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Obesity, Morbid (complications, pathology)