INTRODUCTION Lumbar hernias occur infrequently and can be congenital, primary (inferior or Petit type, and superior or Grynfeltt type), posttraumatic, or incisional. They are bounded by the 12th rib, the iliac crest, the erector spinae, and the external oblique muscle. Most postoperative incisional hernias occur in nephrectomy or aortic aneurysm repair incisions. CASE REPORT We present 2 pati...

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 ...

Mesh repair of the incisional hernia is a standard procedure and associated with lesser recurrence rate as compared to primary suture repair. Intraperitoneal mesh migration is a rare cause of recurrence after onlay mesh repair. Hereby, reporting a rare case of intra-peritoneal migration of polypropylene mesh and its adhesion to bowel wall following onlay mesh repair of incisional hernia.

Intercostal incisional hernias are rarely encountered post-operative complications. Bone sequestra of the ribs are similarly rare. We report a very rare case of a left sided rib bone sequestrum mimicking an incisional hernia after a nephrectomy, splenectomy, and distal pancreatectomy.

AIMS Incisional atrial tachycardias in patients following surgery for congenital heart disease are based on complex structural abnormalities in these hearts. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of the electroanatomical mapping system, CARTO, in consecutive patients with different forms of incisional atrial tachycardia. METHODS AND RESULTS The electroanatomical mapping system combine...

PURPOSE To model incisional axis and perpendicular corneal profile pattern changes in 2.2-mm corneal incision phacoemulsification. METHODS Sixty-seven eyes of 67 patients were included in this prospective, interventional, before-after paired design study. Power vector components were obtained from keratometry (IOLMaster; Carl Zeiss Meditec, Göttingen, Germany) and topography corneal height da...

Cytokine growth factor treatment of chronic wounds has met with mixed results. The chronic wound presents a hostile environment to peptides such as growth factors. Cytokine growth factors have not been studied extensively in acute wounds. However, incisional hernias are a major example of acute wound failure that has not been solved by various mechanical approaches. A biological approach to acu...

Morbid obesity is another important risk factor for the development of an incisional hernia and a parastomal hernia [9, 10]. Schreinemacher et al. [9] reported that hernias were more prevalent in patients with morbid obesity (body mass index of 30 and higher) and in patients with a temporary stoma wound (25.8% vs. 59.1%). De Raet et al. [10] reported that a waist circumference in excess of 100 ...