SynthesisHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2015
Abdominal wall hernia and pregnancy: a systematic review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- EHS and AHS guidelines for treatment of primary ventral hernias in rare locations or special circumstances.BJS open · 2020Pooled it
- Ventral hernia recurrence in women of childbearing age: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Pooled it
- Comparative outcomes of laparoscopic intraperitoneal mesh implantation versus transabdominal preperitoneal repair for umbilical hernia: a retrospective cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Case Report: Bioresorbable implant in anterior abdominal wall reconstruction in women of reproductive age. Case Report with pregnancy and a 10-year follow-up.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- A Case of Painful Growing Abdominal Wall Mass during Pregnancy Requiring Resection in the Second Trimester.Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Article
- Successful management of strangulated incisional hernia in pregnancy - A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- Ventral hernia repair and mesh use in females of childbearing age.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- How to Treat Hernias in Pregnant Women?Cureus · 2020Review
- Risk factors for repeat hernia repair in women of childbearing age.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Herniation of gravid uterus through an incisional hernia with skin defect and uterine scar dehiscence.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Nationwide Propensity-Score Matched Study of Mesh Versus Suture Repair of Primary Ventral Hernias in Women with a Subsequent Pregnancy.World journal of surgery · 2019Article
- Traumatic abdominal wall hernia secondary to seatbelt injury: a case successfully managed by delayed surgical mesh repair and complicated by intervening pregnancy.BMJ case reports · 2018Article
- Successful Pregnancy and Delivery after Autologous Abdominal Wall Reconstruction using Anterolateral-Thigh and Iliotibial-Tract Flap.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2018Article
- Umbilical Hernia Repair and Pregnancy: Before, during, after….Frontiers in surgery · 2018Review
- Umbilical hernia repair in pregnant patients: review of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Article
- Primary ventral or groin hernia in pregnancy: a cohort study of 20,714 women.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Article
- Giant incisional hernia with a protruding pregnant uterus and overlying thinned-out ulcerated skin: A case report and review of literature.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
- Post-Partum Diastasis Recti Abdominis Treatment Using the Extended-View Totally Extraperitoneal Approach, Rives-Stoppa Technique, and Transversus Abdominis Release Procedure.CRSLS : MIS case reports from SLSArticle
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Abstract
purposeThere is no consensus as to the treatment strategy for abdominal wall hernias in fertile women. This study was undertaken to review the current literature on treatment of abdominal wall hernias in fertile women before or during pregnancy.
methodsA literature search was undertaken in PubMed and Embase in combination with a cross-reference search of eligible papers.
resultsWe included 31 papers of which 23 were case reports. In fertile women undergoing sutured or mesh repair, pain was described in a few patients during the last trimester of a subsequent pregnancy. Emergency surgery of incarcerated hernias in pregnant women, as well as combined hernia repair and cesarean section appears as safe procedures. No major complications were reported following hernia repair before or during pregnancy. The combined procedure of elective cesarean section and abdominal wall hernia repair was reported in 102 patients without major complications.
conclusionsThe literature on abdominal wall hernia and pregnancy is sparse. Abdominal wall hernia repair with suture or mesh may cause pain in the last trimester of a subsequent pregnancy. Hernia repair in conjunction with cesarean section appear as the optimal treatment of a pregnant patient with a symptomatic abdominal wall hernia.
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