DUAL MIDLINE VENTRAL HERNIA: A UNIQUE CASE

Large Midline Ventral Hernia, Notes on an Operation for

I PROPOSE to submit for your approval or criticism an operation for large midline ventral hernia. I first performed the operation in January 1911, and have since shown cases at clinical meetings of this Society. Drawings of the steps of the operation were demonstrated at the British Medical Association Meeting in Aberdeen just before the outbreak of war. It may be advisable first to draw attent...

A Case of Acquired Ventral Hernia

A Case of Self-Operation for Ventral Hernia

Current Risk Stratification Systems Are Not Generalizable across Surgical Technique in Midline Ventral Hernia Repair

BACKGROUND Current ventral hernia repair risk estimation tools focus on patient comorbidities with the goal of improving clinical outcomes through improved patient selection. However, their predictive value remains unproven. METHODS Outcomes of patients who underwent midline ventral hernia repair with retrorectus placement of mid-weight soft polypropylene mesh between 2010 and 2015 were retro...

Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair

Approximately 350,000 to 500,000 ventral hernias are repaired yearly in the United States. These hernias include congenital umbilical hernias, incisional hernias from previous sur‐ geries, or epigastric hernias. The crux of hernia repair is honoring the principle of achiev‐ ing a tension‐free repair, often achieved with utilization of a synthetic mesh. Over the last quarter of this century, lap...