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 Current risk-assessment tools for surgical site occurrence (SSO) and surgical
site infection (SSI) are based on expert opinion or are not specific to open ventral hernia …

Background The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the incidence of trocar site
hernias (TSH) following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) through a long-term follow-up …

Abstract Introduction. According to the World Health Organization," Hernias of the anterior
abdominal wall in combination with simultaneous diseases of the abdominal organs are one …

Ventral hernia repair is one of the most common general surgical procedures. The best
opportunity for a successful outcome is the first repair. The last two decades has seen …

Background Repair of primary ventral hernias (PVH) such as umbilical hernias is a common
surgical procedure. There is a paucity of risk-adjusted data comparing suture versus mesh …

Background Umbilical hernia is a common surgical problem. However, there seems to be a
certain discrepancy between its importance and the attention it has received in the literature …

With advancement in laparoscopic surgery a number of surgical procedures can be
performed combined with laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a single surgery. We evaluate …

The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of umbilical hernia repair during open
and laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic …

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the preperitoneal versus the preaponeurotic
mesh positioning in open paraumbilical hernia repair. Methods During the period from …