Objective To describe the postoperative complication rates of a large consecutive series of
patients who underwent open incisional ventral hernia repair. Design Retrospective medical …

BACKGROUND: Incisional hernia repair (IHR) is plagued by high recurrence rates and lack
of long-term outcomes data to guide repair technique. Mesh repair reduces recurrence rates …

Background Recurrent ventral hernia repairs are reported to have higher recurrence and
complication rates than initial ventral hernia repairs. This is the largest analysis of outcomes …

Incisional ventral hernia is a very common problem encountered by surgeons. In the United
States each year approximately 2 million laparotomies are performed, resulting in a reported …

Abstract Background The French Society of Surgery has endorsed a cohort aiming to
prospectively assess the frequency of recurrence after incisional hernia repair and to identify …

BACKGROUND: Incisional hernia repair is a frequent surgical procedure, but perioperative
risk factors and outcomes have not been prospectively assessed in large-scale studies. The …

Background: Incisional hernias and incisional hernia repair can be a significant challenge
for both surgeon and patient. Despite the growing amount of literature describing various …

A relatively low success rate in recurrent incisional hernia repair has prompted us to review
the effects of certain risk factors on the long-term outcome of our cases. In this study, 109 …

In this study incisional hernia repairs at a single UK institution between 1994 and 2008 were
analyzed with respect to short-term and long-term results. Prospectively collected data were …

Background Incisional hernia repair can be a significant challenge for both surgeon and
patient. Despite the growing amount of literature describing various methods of surgical …