Purpose This study aims to compare the outcomes of posterior component separation and
transversus abdominis release (PCSTAR) with the open anterior component separation …

Background Transversus abdominis release (TAR), as a type of posterior component
separation, is a new myofascial release technique in complex ventral hernia repair. TAR …

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transversus abdominis muscle release
(TAR) with retrorectus synthetic mesh reinforcement in a large series of complex hernia …

Background A meta-analysis of studies from multiple countries has shown that the incidence
of incisional hernia varies from 4% to 10% depending on the type of operation. No …

Purpose Combination of preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum (PPP) and botulinum
toxin type A (BT) has not been previously reported in the management of large incisional …

Purpose To review literature surrounding transversus abdominis release (TAR) for incisional
hernia repair, with the aim of describing key preoperative and technical considerations for …

Background: Ventral hernia formation is a frequent and increasingly difficult problem.
Nonmidline hernias, parastomal hernias, hernias near bony landmarks, and recurrent …

Introduction Preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum (PPP) and botulinum toxin type A
(BT) are tools in the surgical preparation of patients with loss of domain hernias (LODH). The …

Objective: We aimed to report long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes of
transversus abdominis release (TAR) with permanent synthetic mesh performed in a high …

Introduction The component separation technique (CST) was introduced to abdominal wall
reconstruction to treat large, complex hernias. It is very difficult to compare the published …