An Unusual Trocar Site Hernia after Prostatectomy

Table 1

Previous case reports describing trocar site hernias containing the appendix with subsequent intervention.

Author	Index operation	Trocar size	Onset of symptoms	Hernia contents	Treatment
Goodwin and Ghilchik [5]	Laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair	Unknown	36 months	Strangulated appendix	Open appendectomy and primary hernia repair
Menenakos et al. [6]	Laparoscopic low anterior resection	12 mm	12 months	Incarcerated appendix	Open appendectomy and primary hernia repair with mesh sublay
Latyf et al. [7]	Laparoscopic anterior resection and partial cystectomy for colovesical fistula	12 mm	18 months	Sliding hernia containing the appendix	Open appendectomy and primary hernia repair with mesh overlay