ArticleUpdates in surgery2020
Long-term results of botulinum toxin type A in complex abdominal wall repair and review of the literature.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the pre-operative application of botulinum toxin for ventral hernia repair.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
- Preoperative Botulinum Toxin Type A Use in Giant Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Scoping Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Preoperative Image-guided Botulinum Toxin A Injection in Complex Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair.Interventional radiology (Higashimatsuyama-shi (Japan) · 2025Article
- Complex Abdominal Wall Hernias: Structured Use of Adjuvant Therapies.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Adjunct botox to preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum for incisional hernia with loss of domain: no additional effect but may improve outcomes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- The Use of Botulinum Toxin in Complex Hernia Surgery: Achieving a Sense of Closure.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Review
- Preoperative botulinum toxin type A: A case report of a proposed new strategy for giant hiatal hernia management.Clinical case reports · 2020Article
- Botulinum Toxin in the Surgical Treatment of Complex Abdominal Hernias: A Surgical Anatomy Approach, Current Evidence and Outcomes.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Review
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Abstract
Administration of botulinum toxin (BTX) is being used in cases of complex ventral hernia for the reconstruction of the linea alba and closure of the abdominal wall. However, there are no published results regarding the long-term effects of BTX and its implication in hernia recurrence. Our purpose is to evaluate the outcomes in hernia recurrence of the administration of BTX in complex ventral hernia repair. 36 patients underwent elective surgery for complex ventral hernia and were evaluated retrospectively. The study included patients with a transverse hernia defect ≥ 100 mm and loss of domain hernias, receiving BTX injections 6 weeks prior to elective surgery. Global results and long-term recurrence were analysed. There were no complications related to BTX administration. The mean transverse hernia defect was 139.44 ± 50.98 mm, the mean abdominal cavity volume (ACV) was 10.19 ± 3.33 dm
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