BACKGROUND: Several modifications of the classic retromuscular Stoppa technique to
facilitate dissection beyond the lateral border of the rectus sheath recently were reported …

Background Transversus abdominis release (TAR), as a type of posterior component
separation, is a new myofascial release technique in complex ventral hernia repair. TAR …

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transversus abdominis muscle release
(TAR) with retrorectus synthetic mesh reinforcement in a large series of complex hernia …

Background: Ventral hernia formation is a frequent and increasingly difficult problem.
Nonmidline hernias, parastomal hernias, hernias near bony landmarks, and recurrent …

Background. Open abdominal wall reconstruction is used to repair complex abdominal wall
hernias with contour abnormalities. We present a novel minimally invasive approach to …

BACKGROUND The best reconstructive approach for large fascial defects precipitated from
a previous open abdomen has not been elucidated to date. We use a posterior component …

Background Retromuscular ventral hernia repair with mesh is a durable technique. In this
paper, we describe a novel technique which allows for significant mesh overlap via the …

Background Large ventral hernias are known to induce atrophic changes to the anterior
abdominal wall musculature. We have shown that anterior component separation with …

Purpose Anterior component separation (ACS) with external oblique release for ventral
hernia repair has a recurrence rate up to 32%. Hernia recurrence after prior ACS represents …

BACKGROUND: Anterior components separation (ACS) creates large lipocutaneous flaps to
release the external oblique fascia often leading to major wound complications. Posterior …