Background Umbilical and epigastric hernia repairs are frequently performed surgical
procedures with an expected low complication rate. Nevertheless, the optimal method of …

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 …

Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

Background Ventral hernia repairs are one of the most common procedures performed by
the general surgeon. They are also among the most complex procedures performed. We …

Methods The coordinator of the consensus development conference (HJB) and two
members of the consensus panel (BvdH and MMP) selected a group of 14 surgeons …

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 Wide variation in care and costs exists regarding the management of abdominal
wall hernias, with unproven benefit for many therapies. This work establishes a specialty …

Purpose A classification of parastomal hernias (PH) is needed to compare different
populations described in various trials and cohort studies, complete the previous inguinal …

Purpose Incisional hernia (IH) is one of the most frequent postoperative complications. Of all
patients undergoing IH repair, a vast amount have a hernia which can be defined as a large …

Background A meta-analysis of studies from multiple countries has shown that the incidence
of incisional hernia varies from 4% to 10% depending on the type of operation. No …