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Preoperative appearance. A 43-year-old man presented a left abdominal wall hernia and bulge.
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Physical examination on the initial visit showed a huge bulge over almost all of the left half of the abdomen (Figure 1).
Axial CT image of the abdomen. It shows abdominal wall defect and the herniated small bowel and colon.
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A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed an abdominal wall defect, herniated small bowel and colon (Figure 2), and atrophy of the erector spinae and rectus abdominis muscles and subcutaneous tissue.
Postoperative appearance 6 months after last surgery. There was no sign of recurrence of the hernia and bulge.
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There was no clinical or CT evidence of further hernial recurrence at a 13-month follow-up visit (Figures 3 and 4).
Axial CT image of the abdomen 13 months after last surgery. There is no sign of recurrence of the hernia.
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There was no clinical or CT evidence of further hernial recurrence at a 13-month follow-up visit (Figures 3 and 4).