ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2015
Evolution and advances in laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair.
Review in World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robotic versus laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) repair for ventral hernia: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on operative time, postoperative complications, and 12-24-month recurrence.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Minimally invasive intraperitoneal onlay mesh plus (IPOM +) repair versus enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (e-TEP) repair for ventral hernias: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Cruroplasty with or without mesh? A systematic literature review with a novel time-organized proportion meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Robotic versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and propensity score matched studies.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Seroma prevention strategies in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Pooled it
- A comparative study between ETEP vs. IPOM repair for ventral hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Trial
- Spontaneous Evisceration Through Umbilical Hernia in Adult Patients: A Scoping Review of Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Management, and Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Factors associated with venous thromboembolism in retromuscular ventral hernia repair - an abdominal core health quality collaborative analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
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- Long term outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal Retro-Rectus Onlay Mesh (RROM) repair for ventral abdominal wall hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Emergency Medicine Perspectives on Quality of Life Outcomes After Emergency Laparotomy: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
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- Incidental found tuberculous peritonitis during hernioplasty.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Ventral Hernia Repair With Onlay Placement of Biosynthetic Ovine Rumen Is Noninferior to Retrorectus Placement.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
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- A Retrospective, Observational and Descriptive Study of 111 Ventral Hernia Repairs: Is the Open Approach Already over the Hill?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- BMI: does it predict the need for component separation?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Outcomes of Biosynthetic and Synthetic Mesh in Ventral Hernia Repair.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Umbilical hernia repair in patients with cirrhosis: who, when and how to treat.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Review
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Abstract
Primary ventral hernias and ventral incisional hernias have been a challenge for surgeons throughout the ages. In the current era, incisional hernias have increased in prevalence due to the very high number of laparotomies performed in the 20(th) century. Even though minimally invasive surgery and hernia repair have evolved rapidly, general surgeons have yet to develop the ideal, standardized method that adequately decreases common postoperative complications, such as wound failure, hernia recurrence and pain. The evolution of laparoscopy and ventral hernia repair will be reviewed, from the rectoscopy of the 4(th) century to the advent of laparoscopy, from suture repair to the evolution of mesh reinforcement. The nuances of minimally invasive ventral and incisional hernia repair will be summarized, from preoperative considerations to variations in intraoperative practice. New techniques have become increasingly popular, such as primary defect closure, retrorectus mesh placement, and concomitant component separation. The advent of robotics has made some of these repairs more feasible, but only time and well-designed clinical studies will tell if this will be a durable modality for ventral and incisional hernia repair.
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