ReviewWorld journal of emergency surgery : WJES2017
2017 update of the WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 215 citations in OpenAlex.
- The safety of polypropylene mesh in repairing incarcerated or strangulated hernias with organ resection.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Synthetic vs. biologic mesh for abdominal wall reconstruction in contaminated surgical fields. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair for emergency groin hernia: a systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Laparoscopic approach in emergency for the treatment of acute incarcerated groin hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Mortality after emergency versus elective groin hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness and Safety of Mesh Repair for Incarcerated or Strangulated Hernias: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Concomitant Ventral Hernia Repair and Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2018Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of prophylactic resorbable biosynthetic mesh following midline laparotomy in clean/contemned field: preliminary results of a randomized double blind prospective trial.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Trial
- Defining complex groin hernia and contextualizing approach selection: a three-round Delphi consensus framework.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical analysis of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty (TAPP) for incarcerated inguinal hernia.Medicine · 2026Article
- Assessing the learning curve in laparoscopic TAPP repair for emergency inguinal hernia: a comparative study with open repair.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- ICG-guided bowel preservation during emergency TAPP repair for incarcerated Spigelian hernia: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Enhancing the antimicrobial efficacy of polyester hernia meshes via layer-by-layer chitosan surface modification.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes of open versus laparoscopic inguinal hernia mesh repair in Palestine: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Management and outcomes in acute symptomatic hernias: a retrospective cohort study and review of cross-over to surgery.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Beyond the Abdominal Wall: Appendiceal Abscess Concealed Within a Spigelian Hernia.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Retrospective analysis of open preperitoneal hernioplasty in emergency settings: clinical outcomes and challenges.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Observational
- Emergency laparoscopic "hybrid" intraperitoneal on-lay mesh (IPOM +) repair of incarcerated umbilical hernia in patient with BMI 62 and small bowel obstruction; a case based review.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Review
- Bowel Diameter at the Obturator Canal as a Predictor of Bowel Resection in Incarcerated Obturator Hernias.Yonago acta medica · 2026Article
- Manual reduction in minimally invasive management of obturator hernia: a retrospective study.BMC surgery · 2026Article
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57 authors at 20 institutions in 24 countries.
Arianna BirindelliDepartment of Surgery, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Massimo SartelliDepartment of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy.
Salomone Di SaverioDepartment of Surgery, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5685-5022
Federico CoccoliniDepartment of General Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
Luca AnsaloniDepartment of General Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
Gabrielle H van RamshorstDepartment of Surgery, Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Giampiero CampanelliDepartment of Surgical Science, Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy.
Vladimir KhokhaDepartment of General Surgery, Mozyr City Hospital, Mazyr, Belarus.
Ernest E MooreDenver Health, University of Colorado, Denver, CO USA.
Andrew PeitzmanDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA.
George VelmahosDivision of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA.
Frederick Alan MooreDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA.
Ari LeppaniemiDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland.
Clay Cothren BurlewDenver Health, University of Colorado, Denver, CO USA.
Walter L BifflDepartment of Surgery, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI USA.
Kaoru KoikeDepartment of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Yoram KlugerDivision of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Gustavo P FragaDivision of Trauma Surgery, Hospital de Clinicas, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Carlos A OrdonezDepartment of Surgery, Universidad del Valle, Fundacion Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia.
Matteo NovelloDepartment of Surgery, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Ferdinando AgrestaGeneral Surgery Clinic, Azienda ULSS 5 "Polesana", Adria, RO Italy.
Boris SakakushevGeneral Surgery Clinic, University Hospital St. George/Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Igor GerychDepartment of Surgery 1, Lviv Regional Hospital, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine.
Imtiaz WaniDepartment of Surgery, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
Michael D KellyGriffith Base Hospital, Griffith, NSW Australia.
Carlos Augusto GomesFederal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG Brazil.
Mario Paulo FaroDepartment of General Surgery, Trauma and Emergency Surgery Division, ABC Medical School, Santo André, SP Brazil.
Antonio TarasconiDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Maggiore Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy.
Zaza DemetrashviliDepartment of Surgery, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Jae Gil LeeDepartment of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Nereo VettorettoDepartment of Surgery, Montichiari Hospital, ASST Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Gianluca GuercioniDepartment of Surgery, Mazzoni Hospital, Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
Roberto PersianiCatholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Cristian TranàDepartment of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy.
Yunfeng CuiDepartment of Surgery, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Nankai Clinical School of Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Kenneth Y Y KokDepartment of Surgery, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
Wagih M GhnnamDepartment of Surgery Mansoura, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Ashraf El-Sayed AbbasDepartment of Surgery Mansoura, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Norio SatoDepartment of Primary Care and Emergency Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Sanjay MarwahDepartment of Surgery, Pt. BDS Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India.
Muthukumaran RangarajanDepartment of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Health City Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Offir Ben-IshayDivision of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Abdul Rashid K AdesunkanmiDepartment of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Helmut Alfredo Segovia LohseII Cátedra de Clínica Quirúrgica, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
Jakub Kenig3rd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medium, Krakow, Poland.
Stefano MandalàDepartment of Surgery, G. Giglio Hospital Cefalù, Palermo, Italy.
Raul CoimbraDepartment of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Care, Burns and Acute Care Surgery, UC San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA USA.
Aneel BhanguAcademic Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Edgabaston, Birmingham, UK.
Nigel SuggettDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, New Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
Antonio BiondiUniversity of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Nazario PortolaniDepartment of Surgery, Brescia Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Gianluca BaiocchiDepartment of Surgery, Brescia Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Andrew W KirkpatrickDepartments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB Canada.
Rodolfo ScibéDepartment of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy.
Michael SugrueLetterkenny Hospital, Donegal, Ireland.
Osvaldo ChiaraNiguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Fausto CatenaDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Maggiore Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy.
Ospedale di MacerataKyoto University · JPMansoura University · EGOspedale Papa Giovanni XXIII · ITRambam Health Care Campus · ILUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Bologna · ITUniversity of Brescia · ITUniversity of Colorado Hospital · USAULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda · ITDanylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University · UAErasmus MC · NLFaculdade de Medicina do ABC · BRFondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù · ITFoothills Medical Centre · CAFundación Valle del Lili · COGriffith University · AUHarvard University · US
Funding
University of Florida Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)P30AG028740 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Peihua Qiu · 2007 to 2026
$22.8MAbstract
Emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias may be associated with worsen outcome and a significant rate of postoperative complications. There is no consensus on management of complicated abdominal hernias. The main matter of debate is about the use of mesh in case of intestinal resection and the type of mesh to be used. Wound infection is the most common complication encountered and represents an immense burden especially in the presence of a mesh. The recurrence rate is an important topic that influences the final outcome. A World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) Consensus Conference was held in Bergamo in July 2013 with the aim to define recommendations for emergency repair of abdominal wall hernias in adults. This document represents the executive summary of the consensus conference approved by a WSES expert panel. In 2016, the guidelines have been revised and updated according to the most recent available literature.
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Guidelines as TopicAbdominal WallDisease ManagementEmergency Medical ServicesHernia, AbdominalHumansPolypropylenesSurgical MeshTreatment OutcomePolypropylenesAbdominal wall herniaBiologic meshBowel resectionContaminated woundEmergency surgeryHernia repairIncarcerated herniaInfected fieldMesh repairStrangulated hernia
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