Table 1 Summarized data from published reports of arcuate line hernia
From: Single-incision laparoscopic repair for an arcuate line hernia: a case report
Authors | Year | Age/sex | Symptoms | History of abdominal surgery | Examinations | Preoperative diagnosis | ALH side | Hernia content | Incarceration | Other Hernia comorbidities | Surgical approach | Repair method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cappeliez et al. | 2003 | 73 M | Right flank pain | N/A | CT | ALH | Bilateral | Small bowel | Not incarcerated | No | Laparoscopy | Mesh repair |
von Meyenfeldt et al. (case 1) | 2009 | 53 M | Bulge in the left paramedian abdomen | No | US | Spigelian hernia | Left | N/A | Not incarcerated | No | Open laparotomy | Mesh repair |
von Meyenfeldt et al. (case 2) | 2009 | 41 M | Bulge in the left paramedian abdomen | Non-mesh repair of a left inguinal hernia | CT | Spigelian hernia | Left | Small bowel | Not incarcerated | No | Diagnostic laparoscopy to open laparotomy | Mesh repair |
Abasbassi et al. | 2011 | 53 F | Left lower abdominal quadrant pain | No | CT | ALH | Left | Sigmoid colon | N/A | No | Laparoscopy | Transected posterior rectus sheath |
Montgomery et al. (case 1) | 2013 | 49 F | Abdominal pain on the right side | No | CT | Umbilical hernia with two unusual internal herniations | Bilateral | Small bowel | Not incarcerated | Umbilical hernia | Laparoscopy | TAPP |
Montgomery et al. (case 2) | 2013 | 79 M | Umbilical pain | Left inguinal herniorrhaphy and cholecystectomy | N/A | N/A | Right | N/A | Not incarcerated | Umbilical hernia | Laparoscopy | TAPP |
Montgomery et al. (case 3) | 2013 | 78 M | Right inguinal pain | Appendectomy | N/A | Bilateral inguinal hernia | Left | N/A | Not incarcerated | Bilateral inguinal hernia | Laparoscopy | Spiral tacks |
Messaoudi et al. (case 1) | 2014 | 57 F | Intermittent abdominal pain | No | CT | ALH | Left | Small bowel | Not incarcerated | No | Laparoscopy | IPOM |
Messaoudi et al. (case 2) | 2014 | 39 F | Prominent incision | Anterior lumbar fusion of the L5–S1 segments | N/A | Incisional hernia | Left | N/A | Not incarcerated | No | Laparoscopy | IPOM |
Verlynde et al. | 2016 | 56 F | Right lower abdominal quadrant pain | N/A | US and CT | ALH | Right | Parietal peritoneal lipomatous appendage and lipomatous epiploic appendage of the sigmoid colon | Incarcerated | No | Laparoscopy | TAPP |
Vincelli et al. | 2017 | 46 F | Abdominal pain and vomiting | Cesarean section with Pfannenstiel incision | CT | Incisional hernia | N/A | small bowel | N/A | No | Open laparotomy | Direct suture |
Weimer et al. | 2017 | 51 F | Abdominal pain and nausea | N/A | CT | ALH | Bilateral | Small bowel | Not incarcerated | No | Robot | TAPP |
Hugot et al. | 2017 | 64 F | Right flank pain | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | CT | ALH | Right | Omental fat | Incarcerated | No | Laparoscopy | TAPP |
Bloemen et al. | 2018 | 79 M | N/A | N/A | CT | Obstructive ileus with suspected incarcerated ventral hernia | Left | N/A | Incarcerated | N/A | Laparoscopy | N/A |
McCulloch et al. | 2018 | 68 F | Sudden-onset fever, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal discomfort | Incisional hernia repair after emergency laparotomy | CT | Incisional hernia | N/A | Small bowel and colon | Incarcerated | No | Open laparotomy | Mesh |
Coulier et al. | 2019 | 59 F | Alternating episodes of diarrhea and constipation | N/A | CT | ALH | Bilateral | Small bowel and transverse colon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Berney et al. | 2019 | 59 F | Infraumbilical lump | N/A | CT | Midline ventral hernia | Bilateral | Small bowel | Not incarcerated | Midline ventral hernia | Hybrid laparoscopic and open surgery | IPOM |
Kollias et al. | 2021 | 46 M | Left-sided abdominal pain | Mesh repair of a left inguinal hernia | CT | ALH | Left | Small bowel | Not incarcerated | No | Laparoscopy | eTEP |
Our case | 2021 | 78 M | Right lower abdominal quadrant pain | No | CT | ALH | Right | Small bowel | Not incarcerated | No | Single-incision Laparoscopic surgery | IPOM |