SynthesisHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2019
Systematic review of transversus abdominis release in complex abdominal wall reconstruction.
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Does BMI Impact Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Wall Reconstruction? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Outcomes after open posterior component separation via transversus abdominis release (TAR) for incisional hernia repair. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Peritoneal flap hernioplasty for large ventral hernias: a systematic review and meta-analysis : PFH for large ventral hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- The outcomes of open anterior component separation versus posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release for complex incisional hernias: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Outcomes of open transverse abdominis release for ventral hernias: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of factors affecting them.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Prehabilitation of complex ventral hernia patients with Botulinum: a systematic review of the quantifiable effects of Botulinum.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Anterior component separation versus posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release for large ventral hernias: a randomized controlled study.Updates in surgery · 2025Trial
- Technique and outcomes of posterior layer supplementation in retromuscular ventral hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Long-term wound morbidity and hernia recurrence in diabetic patients with HbA1c ≥ 8.5% undergoing open transversus abdominis release: a descriptive longitudinal follow-up of a single-center cohort.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Impact of body mass index on outcomes after robotic transversus abdominis release in patients without obesity, with class I obesity, and with class II obesity: a multicenter study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- The relationship between peak pressure and pulmonary complications in complex abdominal wall reconstruction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Abdominal reconstruction by sublay reinforcement after radical resection of abdominal desmoid tumors.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Reducing Transversus Abdominis Release Hernioplasty Operative Volume Using Preoperative Botulinum Toxin Injections.Cureus · 2025Article
- Predicting fascial non-closure in ventral hernia repair with transversus abdominis release: risk factors, clinical outcomes, and implications for surgical planning.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Preoperative weight loss for open abdominal wall reconstruction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Follow-up of complex hernia repair with intraoperative fascial traction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Editorial: Components Separation Techniques in Abdominal Wall Surgery.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Comparison of open and endoscopic posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release: a propensity score-matched study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Preoperative botolinum toxin A (BTA) and intraoperative fascial traction (IFT) in the management of complex abdominal wall hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Application of bridging mesh repair in giant ventral incisional hernia.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTransversus abdominis release (TAR), as a type of posterior component separation, is a new myofascial release technique in complex ventral hernia repair. TAR preserves rectus muscle innervation, creates an immense retromuscular plane and allows bilaminar ingrowth of the mesh. The place of the TAR within the range of established anterior component separation techniques (CST) is unclear. Aim of this systematic literature review is to estimate the position of the TAR in the scope of ventral hernia repair techniques.
methodsMEDLINE, Embase, Pubmed and the Cochrane controlled trials register and Science citation index were searched using the following terms: 'posterior component separation', 'transversus abdominis release', 'ventral hernia repair', 'complex abdominal wall reconstruction'. To prevent duplication bias, only studies with a unique cohort of patients who underwent transversus abdominis release for complex abdominal wall reconstruction were eligible. Postoperative complications and recurrences had to be registered adequately. The rate of surgical site occurrences and recurrences of the TAR were compared with those after anterior CST, published earlier in two meta-analyses.
resultsFive articles met our strict inclusion criteria, describing 646 TAR patients. Methodological quality per study was good. Mean hernia surface was 509 cm
conclusionThis review demonstrates that the transversus abdominis release is a good alternative for anterior CST in terms of SSO and recurrence, especially in very large midline ventral hernias.
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