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Supravesical hernias: a systematic review of the literature.

Ioannis KatsarosEleni RoutsiMichail PapapanouAikaterini MastorakiEvangelia KontogeorgiDimitrios TsapralisKonstantinos VlachosDimitrios Schizas
Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)
SH is an extremely rare type of hernia occurring through the supravesical fossa between the remnants of urachus and foetal umbilical arteries. All clinicians should be aware of this entity and further studies are necessary in order to clarify their aetiology, true incidence and optimal therapeutic approach.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • palliative care
  • case control
  • gestational age