ArticleWorld journal of surgery2019
Clinical and Functional Outcome After Abdominal Wall Incisional Hernia Repair: Evaluation of Quality-of-Life Improvement and Comparison of Assessment Scales.
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- Patient-reported outcomes of laparoscopic versus robotic primary ventral and incisional hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Biologic Mesh in Surgery: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis of Selected Outcomes in 51 Studies and 6079 Patients.World journal of surgery · 2021Pooled it
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- Long-term patient-reported outcomes and quality of the evidence in ventral hernia mesh repair: a systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Quality of life following two different techniques of an open ventral hernia repair for large hernias: a prospective randomized study.BMC surgery · 2022Trial
- Quality of life after laparoscopic trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: spinal vs general anesthesia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Trial
- Determining the minimal important change of the abdominal Hernia-Q.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Trunk muscle strength assessment as a predictor of complications in patients undergoing incisional hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Abdominal wall muscle remodeling after open transversus abdominis release: a CT-based analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- From repair to reconstruction: a holistic perspective in abdominal wall hernia surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- A scoping review of abdominal wall functional assessment in patients with hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- "I just can't do that anymore": a qualitative exploration of symptoms and function in patients living with abdominal wall hernia (AWH).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
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- Quality of life and abdominal wall functionality after abdominal wall reconstruction: A prospective single center follow-up study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Impact of incisional hernia on abdominal wall strength.BJS open · 2024Article
- Evaluation of rectus abdominis muscle strength and width of hernia defect in patients undergoing incisional hernia surgery.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Observational
- Abdominal wall incisional hernia repair improves respiratory function: results after 3 years of follow-up.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Abdominal core quality of life after ventral hernia repair: a comparison of open versus robotic-assisted retromuscular techniques.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- [Preoperative conditioning and surgical strategies for treatment of complex abdominal wall hernias].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundHernias severely impact patient quality of life (QoL), and 80% of patients need surgical operation. The primary outcome of the study is to assess improvements in balance, posture and deambulation after abdominal hernia repair. Moreover, the study investigated the improvement in the postoperative QoL.
methodsPatients operated at the Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" at Palermo University Hospital between June 2015 and June 2017 were identified in a prospective database. The functional outcome measures and QoL assessment scales used were numeric rating scale for pain, performance-oriented mobility assessment (POMA) scale, Quebec back pain disability scale, center of gravity (barycenter) variation evaluation, Short-Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36 test), sit-up test and Activities Assessment Scale (AAS). The timepoints at which the parameters listed were assessed for the study were 1 week before the surgical operation and 6 months later.
resultsThe POMA scale showed a significant improvement, with an overall preoperative score of (mean; SD) 18.80 ± 2.17 and a postoperative score of 23.56 ± 2.24 with a p < 0.003. The improvement of the barycenter was significant with p = 0.03 and 0.01 for the right and left inferior limbs, respectively. Finally, common daily activities reported by the SF-36 test and by the AAS were significantly improved with a reported p of ≤0.04 for 5 of eight items and ≤0.002 for all items, respectively.
conclusionsThe improvement in such physical measures proves the importance of abdominal wall restoration to recover functional activity in the muscle-skeletal complex balance, gait and movement performance.
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