ReviewHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2018
Incidence, etiology, management, and outcomes of flank hernia: review of published data.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robotic lateral abdominal hernia repair and outcomes a systematic review and proportional meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Outcomes of surgical repair of acquired lateral abdominal wall hernias: a meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence of incisional hernia in urological surgery.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Pooled it
- How-I-do-it: bottom dock eTEP with bilateral TAR for incisional hernia after liver transplantation: early outcomes and feasibility.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
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- The short-term clinical outcomes and technical experience with the enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal approach for ventral and incisional hernia repair.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Evaluation of NBCA(n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate) surgical glue for mesh fixation in laparoscopic treatment of primary lateral incisional hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Evolving minimally invasive strategies for lumbar hernia repair: a video article comparing conventional laparoscopy, robotic surgery, and articulating laparoscopy.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
- Robotic repair of off-midline abdominal wall hernias: a single institution consecutive case series.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Addressing the need for predictive tools in postoperative abdominal wall complications after nephrectomy - Evaluation of a novel abdominal bulge grading system using computed tomography.Acta radiologica open · 2025Article
- Combined open-robotic 'sandwich' repair for flank hernias: a case series of 10 patients.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Robotic extended total extraperitoneal transversus abdominus release for traumatic flank and abdominal intercostal hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
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- Robotic-assisted surgery for lateral ventral hernias - experience of robot-assisted methods for retromuscular and preperitoneal abdominal wall reconstruction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Is percutaneous nephrolithotripsy feasible in ipsilateral lumbar incisional hernia? A report of two patients.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Incarcerated incisional hernia on an old orthopedics incision, a rare case report and a review of the literature.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Open sandwich mesh repair of a large recurrent incisional flank hernia.BMJ case reports · 2024Article
- Long-Term Efficacy of Posterior Neurectomy in Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
- Abdominal wall hernia repair: from prosthetic meshes to smart materials.Materials today. Bio · 2023Review
- Posterior component separation with TAR: lessons learned from our first consecutive 52 cases.Updates in surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeTo review the published data describing the incidence, etiology, management, and outcomes of flank hernia.
methodsA retrospective review of articles identified with an online search (using the terms "flank hernia", "flank bulge", "lateral hernia", "retroperitoneal aorta hernia", and "open radical nephrectomy") was performed. Studies exclusively on lumbar hernia or subcostal hernia were excluded.
resultsAll articles retained for analysis (N = 26) were uncontrolled series or case reports; there were no controlled trials. The incidence of incisional hernia in the flank was ~ 17% (total patients analyzed = 1,061). Flank hernia repair was accomplished successfully with a variety of techniques, with overall mean rates of perioperative complications, chronic post-procedure pain, and recurrence equal to 20, 11, and 7%, respectively. Mesh utilization was universal.
conclusionsThe available data of outcomes of flank hernia repair are not of high quality, and recommendations essentially consist of expert opinions. Operative approach (open vs. laparoscopic) and mesh insertion details have varied, but reasonable results appear possible with a number of techniques.
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