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Sonography showing the muscle defect.
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A sonography was obtained and revealed a herniation through a 2.17-cm muscle defect (see Fig. 1).
Posterior wall and muscle defect.
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In addition, the muscle defect was located and measured (see Figure 2).
Mesh inserted and fixed on the wall by titanium clips.
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The mesh was then stapled to the wall by titanium clips (Endopath EMS; Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH) (see Fig. 3).