USF-LVHN SELECT

A Case Report of a Rare Hernia: Incarcerated Falciform Ligament Hernia.

Publication/Presentation Date

4-1-2023

Abstract

Falciform ligament hernias are a rare type of internal hernia that occurs through an abnormal opening in the falciform ligament of the liver. This is the case of a 38-year-old female who presented with a symptomatic enlarging ventral bulge near her umbilicus and was treated with a robotic-assisted laparoscopic falciform hernia repair with mesh. The nonspecific clinical manifestation of a falciform ligament hernia and the low sensitivity of computerized tomography (CT) for these hernias make them hard to diagnose preoperatively. Falciform ligament hernias are mostly attributed to congenital defects, but recently an iatrogenic etiology has also been proposed, given the prior history of laparoscopic surgeries in more recent cases. In our case report, we demonstrate that a robotic-assisted laparoscopic approach is a safe and effective means of correcting this hernia, with an outline of the current literature.

Volume

15

Issue

4

First Page

37386

Last Page

37386

ISSN

2168-8184

Disciplines

Medical Education | Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

37182046

Department(s)

USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students

Document Type

Article

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