ArticleWideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques2015
The management of abdominal wall hernias - in search of consensus.
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- Laparoscopic versus open emergency repair for strangulated abdominal wall hernias: a propensity-score-matched retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Standardization of laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair for incisional hernia: Impact on clinical outcome and quality-of-life (LIPOM trial, NCT 02089958).Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2025Article
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- The darn technique for small (< 2 cm diameter) midline hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Laparoscopic repair of lateral sided trocar site hernias.Turkish journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Current trends in hernia surgery in NHS England.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2020Observational
- Minimally invasive techniques and indocyanine angiography in anterior abdominal wall reconstruction after multiple laparotomies.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2018Article
- Ethnicity-related differences in inguinal canal dimensions between African and Caucasian populations and their potential impact on the mesh size for open and laparoscopic groin hernia repair in low-resource countries in Africa.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2018Article
- Laparoscopic repair of large suprapubic hernias.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2017Article
- Ventral Abdominal Hernia.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2017Article
- Substantial variation among hernia experts in the decision for treatment of patients with incisional hernia: a descriptive study on agreement.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Article
- Outcomes of bridging versus mesh augmentation in laparoscopic repair of small and medium midline ventral hernias.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- Development of an open prospective observational multicentre cohort study to determine the impact of standardization of laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair (IPOM) for incisional hernia on clinical outcome and quality of life (LIPOM-Trial).Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2016Article
- A complication to remember: stitch sinus following laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair.Journal of surgical case reports · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionLaparoscopic repair is becoming an increasingly popular alternative in the treatment of abdominal wall hernias. In spite of numerous studies evaluating this technique, indications for laparoscopic surgery have not been established. Similarly, implant selection and fixation techniques have not been unified and are the subject of scientific discussion.
aimTo assess whether there is a consensus on the management of the most common ventral abdominal wall hernias among recognised experts. MATERIAL AND
methodsFourteen specialists representing the boards of European surgical societies were surveyed to determine their choice of surgical technique for nine typical primary ventral and incisional hernias. The access method, type of operation, mesh prosthesis and fixation method were evaluated. In addition to the laparoscopic procedures, the number of tackers and their arrangement were assessed.
resultsIn none of the cases presented was a consensus of experts obtained. Laparoscopic and open techniques were used equally often. Especially in the group of large hernias, decisions on repair methods were characterised by high variability. The technique of laparoscopic mesh fixation was a subject of great variability in terms of both method selection and the numbers of tackers and sutures used.
conclusionsRecognised experts have not reached a consensus on the management of abdominal wall hernias. Our survey results indicate the need for further research and the inclusion of large cohorts of patients in the dedicated registries to evaluate the results of different surgical methods, which would help in the development of treatment algorithms for surgical education in the future.
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