ArticleWorld journal of surgery2013
Lateral incisional hernia repair by the retromuscular approach with polyester standard mesh: topographic considerations and long-term follow-up of 61 consecutive patients.
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- Outcomes of surgical repair of acquired lateral abdominal wall hernias: a meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- The application of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) medical adhesive for IPOM mesh fixation in subcostal hernia repair: a retrospective study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- A Comparison of Open Ventral Hernia Repair Risk Stratification Systems: A Call for Consensus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Delphi consensus statement for understanding and managing the subcostal hernia: subcostal hernias collaborative report (scholar study).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Risk factors of recurrence after incisional hernia preperitoneal repair: a long-term retrospective single-center cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Robotic repair of non-midline hernias.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Robotic versus open lateral abdominal hernia repair: a multicenter propensity score matched analysis of perioperative and 1-year outcomes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- What are the influencing factors on the outcome in lateral incisional hernia repair? A registry-based multivariable analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Reverse TAR may be added when necessary in open preperitoneal repair of lateral incisional hernias: a retrospective multicentric cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Repair of traumatic flank hernia with mesh strip suture: a case report.Journal of trauma and injury · 2022Article
- Long-term follow-up of prophylactic mesh reinforcement after emergency laparotomy. A retrospective controlled study.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- An extraperitoneal approach for complex flank, iliac, and lumbar hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Minimally invasive repair for lateral ventral hernia: tailored approach from a hernia centre at a tertiary care institution.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- ROBOTIC TRANS-ABDOMINAL PREPERITONEAL APPROACH (TAPP) APPROACH FOR LATERAL INCISIONAL HERNIAS.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2021Article
- Robotic assisted treatment of flank hernias: case series.BMC surgery · 2020Article
- Management of lateral abdominal hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Incidence of Incisional Hernia After Emergency Subcostal Unilateral Laparotomy: Does Augmentation Prophylaxis Play a Role?World journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Utilizing the Combination of Absorbable and Permanent Mesh in a Retromuscular Position: A Multicenter Prospective Study.World journal of surgery · 2019Article
- Incidence, etiology, management, and outcomes of flank hernia: review of published data.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Review
- Laparoscopic and percutaneous repair of a large midline incisional hernia extending to the bilateral subcostal region: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundBecause of the lack of published data and the relative rarity of lateral incisional hernia (LIH), their repair remains a major challenge for surgeons. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcome of LIH treated by the retromuscular approach (RMA) with a polyester standard mesh.
methodsSixty-one patients were treated between June 2000 and November 2007 in an academic tertiary referral center using one standardized surgical technique and one type of mesh. Lumbar incisional hernia was excluded. All data were prospectively culled. The early complications and recurrence rates were evaluated.
resultsThere were 14 (23%) subcostal, 12 (19.6%) flank, and 35 (57.4%) iliac fossa LIH. The mean patient age was 57 years, and 60% were male. The average width of the defect was 7.6 cm and the overall defect size averaged 56 cm². Seventeen patients (28%) had had previous LIH repair. Ten patients had double hernia locations (midline and lateral) repaired simultaneously. The average operative time and hospital stay were 136 min and 7 days, respectively. The early complications rate was 18%. Four patients required reoperation. There were no mesh infections. The median follow-up was 47 months (range: 1-125 months). Recurrence was observed in three patients (4.9%).
conclusionsLIH repair by RMA with a polyester heavyweight mesh proves to be a safe treatment with a moderate complication rate and a low infection rate, even in the treatment of large or multifocal parietal defects.
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