Emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias may be associated with worsen
outcome and a significant rate of postoperative complications. There is no consensus on …

Importance More than 350 000 ventral hernias are repaired in the United States annually, of
which 75% are primary ventral hernias (eg, umbilical or epigastric hernias). Despite the …

Preamble The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery issues the following
guidelines for the purpose of enhancing quality of care in hernia treatment through …

Purpose To determine the best surgical approach for the open repair of primary umbilical
hernias. Methods Studies were identified through searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the …

Background Repair for a small (≤ 2 cm) umbilical and epigastric hernia is a minor surgical
procedure. The most common surgical repair techniques are a sutured repair or a repair with …

Emergency repair of complicated abdominal hernias is associated with poor prognosis and
a high rate of post-operative complications. A World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) …

Umbilical hernia is a rather common surgical problem. Elective repair after diagnosis is
advised. Suture repairs have high recurrence rates; therefore, mesh reinforcement is …

Objective The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the long-term recurrence and
complication rates following small abdominal wall hernia repair with the Ventralex hernia …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Mesh techniques are the preferable methods for repair of small ventral
hernias, as a primary suture repair shows high recurrence rates. The aim of this prospective …