Introduction Surgeons use several quality-of-life instruments to track outcomes following
abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR); however, there is no universally agreed upon …

Purpose Extended retromuscular dissection performed for abdominal wall reconstruction in
complex abdominal wall repair has progressively exposed the anatomy between the …

Laparoscopic enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal Rives-Stoppa repair (eTEP-RS) for
ventral and incisional hernias – early Page 1 533 Videosurgery Creative Commons licenses …

Background Management of subcostal incisional hernias is particularly complicated due to
their proximity to the costochondral limits in addition to the lack of aponeurosis on the lateral …

Purpose Undeniably, in the last 2 decades, surgical approaches in the field of abdominal
wall repair have notably improved. However, the best approach to provide a durable repair …

Background The optimal surgical treatment for lateral hernias of the abdominal wall remains
unclear. The presented prospective study assesses for the first time in detail the clinical …

Objective To assess clinical outcomes in patients that underwent open single-stage complex
abdominal wall reconstruction (CAWR) with biosynthetic mesh. Methods Retrospective …

Background The best approach for lateral incisional hernia is not known. Posterior
component separation (reverse TAR) offers the possibility of using the retromuscular space …

Purpose Incisional hernia (IH) is a common complication following abdominal surgery.
Surgical repair of IH is associated with the alleviation of symptoms and improvement of …

Preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum (PPP) and botulinum toxin A (BTX) have been
used together in the preoperative preparation of patients with loss of domain hernias. This …