The clinical implications of occult inguinal hernia identified during laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion.

Masashi TsunematsuKeigo NakashimaJunji TakahashiTakashi AidaTeppei KamadaToru IkegamiNaoki WashidaYutaka Suzuki

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)

The L2 occult inguinal hernia during PD was associated with metachronous repair, suggesting the importance of routine examination of inguinal hernias during laparoscopic PD catheter insertion.

Keyphrases

peritoneal dialysis
end stage renal disease
robot assisted
ultrasound guided
chronic kidney disease
clinical practice
minimally invasive
radical prostatectomy