Incisional ventral hernias: review of the literature and recommendations regarding the grading and technique of repair

K Breuing, CE Butler, S Ferzoco, M Franz, CS Hultman… - Surgery, 2010 - Elsevier
Despite advances in surgical technique and prosthetic technologies, the risks for recurrence
and infection are high following the repair of incisional ventral hernias. High-quality data …

Closure versus non-closure of fascial defects in laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repairs: a review of the literature

K Suwa, T Okamoto, K Yanaga - Surgery today, 2016 - Springer
The laparoscopic technique for repairing ventral and incisional hernias (VIH) is now well
established. However, several issues related to laparoscopic VIH repair, such as the high …

Modified hernia grading scale to stratify surgical site occurrence after open ventral hernia repairs

AE Kanters, DM Krpata, JA Blatnik, YM Novitsky… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The lack of a universally accepted classification system for incisional
hernia repair has led to inconsistent reporting of ventral hernia repairs, the inability to …

A 5-year clinical experience with single-staged repairs of infected and contaminated abdominal wall defects utilizing biologic mesh

MJ Rosen, DM Krpata, B Ermlich, JA Blatnik - Annals of surgery, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Our objective was to evaluate the safety and durability of biologic mesh for single-
staged reconstruction of contaminated fields. Introduction: The presence of contamination …

SAGES guidelines for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

D Earle, JS Roth, A Saber, S Haggerty, JF Bradley… - Surgical …, 2016 - Springer
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Development and validation of a risk-stratification score for surgical site occurrence and surgical site infection after open ventral hernia repair

RL Berger, LT Li, SC Hicks, JA Davila, LS Kao… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Component separation technique for giant incisional hernia: a systematic review

B Cornette, D De Bacquer, F Berrevoet - The American Journal of Surgery, 2018 - Elsevier
The component separation technique (CST) has gained popularity among general surgeons
in the management of giant abdominal hernia. A systematic review of the MedLine and …

Outcomes of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with routine defect closure using “shoelacing” technique

SB Orenstein, JL Dumeer, J Monteagudo, MJ Poi… - Surgical …, 2011 - Springer
Introduction Laparoscopic approach has become standard for many ventral hernia repairs.
The benefits of minimal access include reduced wound complications, faster functional …

Endoscopic versus open component separation in complex abdominal wall reconstruction

KC Harth, MJ Rosen - The American journal of surgery, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Open component separation has a high wound complication rate. Newer
endoscopic approaches are described with no comparative trials. METHODS: A …

[HTML][HTML] What do we know about component separation techniques for abdominal wall hernia repair?

H Scheuerlein, A Thiessen, C Schug-Pass… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The component separation technique (CST) was introduced to abdominal wall
reconstruction to treat large, complex hernias. It is very difficult to compare the published …