BACKGROUND Incisional hernia after abdominal surgery is a well-known complication. Controversy still exists with respect to the choice of hernia repair technique. The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term recurrence rate as well as surgical complications in a consecutive group of patients undergoing open repair using an onlay mesh technique. METHODS Consecutive patients underg...

BACKGROUND The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System was used to evaluate the effects of open incisional ventral hernia repair on hernia-related pain. METHODS All patients who underwent elective repair of a primary or recurrent midline incisional hernia over a 3-year period completed Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System pain surveys and rated their pain ...

INTRODUCTION This report presents a primary Mullerian carcinosarcoma localized in the incisional hernia i.e. anterior abdominal wall.There is no data in the literature about this localization of extragenital Mullerian carcinosarcoma. CASE OUTLINE The patient had previous medical history of right-sided ovarian cystadenocarcinoma managed by hysterectomy, bilateral ovariectomy and chemotherapy. ...

INTRODUCTION The necessity to develop new treatment options for challenging procedures in hernia surgery is becoming even more evident and tissue engineering and biological technologies offer even newer strategies to improve fascial healing. The present case reports a patient-tailored surgical technique performed to repair a grade IV abdominal incisional hernia, with a combined use of platelet-...

BACKGROUND Median sternotomy can weaken the upper abdominal wall and result in subxiphoid incisional hernia. We evaluated risk factors associated with the development of subxiphoid incisional hernias after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). MATERIALS AND METHODS Of 1,656 isolated CABGs performed between January 2001 and July 2010, 1,599 patients who were completely followed up were analy...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether operative factors are associated with risk of surgical site infection (SSI) after hernia repair. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. Patients Commercially insured enrollees aged 6 months-64 years with International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification procedure or Current Procedural Terminology, fourth edition, codes for inguinal/fe...

BACKGROUND Wound dehiscence and incisional hernia are potentially serious complications following abdominal surgery, especially if performed through a midline incision. Although prophylactic reinforcement with on-lay mesh has been shown to reduce this risk, a permanent mesh carries the risk of seroma formation, infection, and persistent pain. The aim of this study was to assess the safety of a ...

A female, aged 29 years, was admitted in July 1932 '?r an appendicular abscess which was drained through a McBurney's incision for more than a week. She was discharged cured after a month. On 27th August, 1934, she was admitted with a big hernia at the line of "icision and was complaining of pain and constipation. A gap 0f two inches could be felt after reduction of hernia and on releasing the ...

Despite the continuous development of synthetic prosthetic meshes and their wide use, recurrent incisional hernias still appear in 5 to 20% of cases, with a linear incidence curve over the years, suggesting a multifactorial process rather than a simple failing technical repair as the underlying cause. Recent molecular biological research provide increasing evidence of connective tissue alterati...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the overall rate and risk factors for the development of an incisional hernia and a parastomal hernia after colorectal surgery. METHODS The study cohort consisted of 795 consecutive patients who underwent open colorectal surgery between 2005 and 2007 by a single surgeon. A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was performed. ...