Purpose Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a well-known concept after trauma
surgery or after major abdominal surgery in critically ill patients. However, ACS as a …

Despite regional variation, and referral patterns, the prevalence of complex abdominal wall
defects and the need for abdominal wall reconstruction continues to increase. The …

Background A 'complex'hernia is often referred to in the published literature, yet has not
been clearly defined to date.'Large'and 'giant'may also be used to describe a complex …

Introduction Incisional hernia with loss of domain (IHLD) remains a surgical challenge. Its
management requires complex approaches including specific preoperative and intra …

Background Primary and incisional ventral hernia trials collect unstandardized inconsistent
data, limiting data interpretation and comparison. This study aimed to create two minimum …

Background Large tissue defects following pelvic exenteration (PE) fill with fluid and small
bowel, leading to the empty pelvis syndrome (EPS). EPS causes a constellation of …

Background Empty pelvis syndrome (EPS) is a significant source of morbidity following
pelvic exenteration (PE), but is undefined. EPS outcome reporting and descriptors of …

Background The scapular structures that have not yet been assigned anatomic terms
generate a challenge in clinical diagnostics and surgical application, as well as in scientific …

Purpose The treatment of giant incisional hernia (IH) with loss of domain (LOD, IHLD) is
considerably challenging due to technical difficulties and subsequent post-operative …

Introduction Subcostal hernias are categorized as L1 based on the European Hernia Society
(EHS) classification and frequently involve M1, M2, and L2 sites. These are common after …