ReviewHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2020
Transversus abdominis release (TAR): what are the real indications and where is the limit?
Review in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04440514 (Endoscopic Preperitoneal Parastomal Hernia Repair), which is not on this map. Cited by 38 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Endoscopic Preperitoneal Parastomal Hernia Repair (ePauli Repair)
Who cites it
38 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled 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
- 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
- Transversus abdominis release (TAR) for ventral hernia repair: open or robotic? Short-term outcomes from a systematic review with meta-analysis.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
- A randomized controlled trial of the outcomes of Arista™ hemostatic agent in robotic ventral hernia repair.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Trial
- Robotic eTEP versus IPOM evaluation: the REVEAL multicenter randomized clinical trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Trial
- Access without excess: a comparison of wound infections with disposable versus hybrid trocars in minimally invasive inguinal hernia repairs.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Robotic extended-view totally extraperitoneal approach for ventral and incisional hernia repair: single-center experience with 2-year follow-up.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Understanding the perioperative morbidity associated with concomitant transversus abdominis release in retromuscular ventral hernia repair: a retrospective study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Technique and outcomes of posterior layer supplementation in retromuscular ventral hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 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
- Predictive factors for transversus abdominis release in laparoscopic enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal repair of midline ventral and incisional hernias.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Robotic repair of Post-Transplant lateral incisional hernias: outcomes in complex hernia management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic primary ventral hernia repair-a multi-national Delphi expert consensus.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
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- Minimally invasive Rives-Stoppa (MIRS) technique: a technique of retromuscular repair of ventral hernias preserving the posterior rectus sheath.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- A Retrospective, Observational and Descriptive Study of 111 Ventral Hernia Repairs: Is the Open Approach Already over the Hill?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A Comparison of Open Ventral Hernia Repair Risk Stratification Systems: A Call for Consensus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Management of diastasis recti during ventral hernia repair: an analysis of the abdominal core health quality collaborative.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeTo review literature surrounding transversus abdominis release (TAR) for incisional hernia repair, with the aim of describing key preoperative and technical considerations for this procedure.
methodsExisting literature on TAR was reviewed and synthesized with the clinical experience and approach to TAR from a high-volume hernia center.
resultsRecommendations regarding patient selection, optimization and technique for TAR are presented.
conclusionsWhile published outcomes of TAR from expert centers are favorable, potentially devastating complications may result when TAR is performed incorrectly or in suboptimal clinical situations. Appropriate patient selection, optimization, and surgeon expertise are necessary if TAR is to be performed.
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