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...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyze the surgical technique, postoperative complications, and possible recurrence after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) in comparison with open ventral hernia repair (OVHR), based on the international literature. DATABASE A Medline search of the current English literature was performed using the terms laparoscopic ventral...

BACKGROUND Surgical management of giant ventral hernias is a surgical challenge due to limited abdominal cavity. This study evaluates management of giant ventral hernias using polypropylene mesh and host tissue barrier after suitable preoperative preparation. METHODS In the period from January 2005 and January 2007, 35 patients with giant ventral hernias underwent hernia repair. After careful...

Malignant epithelial tumors presenting within the hernia sacs are rare, occurring in 0.14% of all surgically removed adult hernia sac cases [1]. Most reports document inguinal or umbilical hernia sac with metastatic adenocarcinoma from multiple organs [1-4]. To the best of our knowledge, no cases of ventral hernia sac with metastatic urothelial carcinoma have been previously reported. We herein...