Background: From the patient's perspective, a ventral hernia (VH) can cause pain, adversely
affect function, increase size, cosmetically distort the abdomen, and incarcerate/strangulate …

Background: The principal approach to abdominal wall reconstruction requires implantation
of mesh to decrease ventral hernia recurrence. This study compared current surgical …

Background Nomenclature for mesh insertion during ventral hernia repair is inconsistent
and confusing. Several terms, including 'inlay','sublay'and 'underlay', can refer to the same …

Purpose Ventral hernia repair (VHR) includes the surgical reconstruction of the abdominal
wall (AW) using different surgical techniques. Although such procedures are usually devoid …

Abdominal wall reconstruction is a rapidly evolving area of surgical interest. Due to the
increase in prevalence and size of ventral hernias and the high recurrence rates, the …

Background This systematic review assesses the perioperative variables and post-operative
outcomes reported by randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of VH repair. This review focuses …

Background importance of mesh overlap on recurrence after open umbilical hernia repair
has been poorly studied. Methods a retrospective cohort study was performed with patients …

Background After many years of debate, underlay and sublay placement of mesh slowly
emerged as the standard of care in abdominal wall reconstruction because of lower hernia …

The medical polypropylene monofilament with a diameter of 0.10 mm was used as the
material. Four different pull densities and two different warp run-ins were set up on the …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Umbilical and epigastric hernias are among the most common
hernias of the abdominal wall; however, there is a lack of standardization for their treatment …