Background The material and the surgical technique used to close an abdominal wall
incision are important determinants of the risk of developing an incisional hernia. Optimising …

Laparotomy incisions provide easy and rapid access to the peritoneal cavity in case of
emergency surgery. Incisional hernia (IH) is a late manifestation of the failure of abdominal …

Background Few larger studies have estimated the incidence of incisional hernia (IH) after
abdominal surgery. Methods Patients who had abdominal surgery between November 2009 …

Background Ventral incisional hernias (VIH) develop in up to 20% of patients after
abdominal surgery. No widely applicable preoperative risk-assessment tool exists. We …

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After Surgery: Which Components, If Any, Impact on The Systemic Inflammatory Response …

Objective The purpose of this study was to model outcomes in laparoscopic hysterectomy
with morcellation compared with abdominal hysterectomy for the presumed fibroid uterus …

Background Open mesh repair of incisional hernia is associated with different local
complications, particularly bleeding and seroma formation. Traditionally, drains have been …

Objective/Background Incisional hernia is a frequent late complication after open abdominal
aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. We aimed to determine whether prophylactic mesh …

Hernias in general are frequently misunderstood and underestimated in terms of complexity
by both patients and doctors. 1–3 Umbilical and epigastric hernias are no exception, and all …

Introduction Abdominal wall complications are common after kidney transplantation, and
although they have a minor impact on patient and graft survival, they increase the patient's …