Purpose The closure of midline in abdominal wall incisional hernias is an essential
principle. In some exceptional circumstances, despite adequate component separation …

Background The best treatment for the combined defects of midline and lateral incisional
hernia is not known. The aim of our multicenter study was to evaluate the operative and …

Background Component separation technique involves incision of abdominal muscle and its
aponeurosis, which generates a myofascial advancement flap to assist with fascial closure …

Background To obtain tension-free closure for giant incisional hernia repair, anterior or
posterior component separation is often performed. In patients with an extreme diameter …

The reconstruction of massive midline abdominal wall defects as a result of intra-abdominal
catastrophes has long challenged the reconstructive surgeon. Previously, the lack of …

Background The surgical treatment of large midline incisional hernias remains a challenge.
The aim of this report is to present the results of a new technique for large midline incisional …

Objectives To determine the efficacy and describe the evolution of the “components
separation” technique for abdominal wall repair in 200 consecutive patients. Design …

Background Abdominal wall reconstruction after huge incisional hernias considered one of
challenges that face surgeons, component separations, either anterior component …

Repairing large incisional hernia with abdominal wall reconstruction is a technically
challenging problem for surgeons. We report our experience of large midline incisional …

BACKGROUND: Sixty-eight consecutive patients from October 2008 until February 2012
were selected for this retrospective review. METHODS: A midline fascial closure with …