ArticleBJS open2021
Open versus laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: nationwide database study.
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- Should routine surgical wound drainage after ventral hernia repair be avoided? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Pooled it
- TACKoMesh - A randomised controlled trial comparing absorbable versus non-absorbable tack fixation in laparoscopic IPOM + repair of primary incisional hernia using post-operative pain and quality of life - Reliatack™ versus Protack™.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Trial
- Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair: a propensity score-matched analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
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- Convolutional neural networks using preoperative CT to predict short-term recurrence after incisional hernia repair.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic versus open emergency repair for strangulated abdominal wall hernias: a propensity-score-matched retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Open versus laparoscopic techniques for incisional hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2025Review
- Abandoning mesh "overlap" in favor of "width" and its importance in open retromuscular midline incisional hernia repair: a nationwide database study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Procedural Costs of Robot-Assisted and Laparoscopic Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair. A Propensity-Score Matched Nationwide Database Study.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Hybrid laparoscopic repair of complex abdominal wall hernias with transabdominal partially extraperitoneal mesh fixation: preliminary results.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Cost analysis of open versus robot-assisted ventral hernia repair - a retrospective cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Ventral hernia repair in India: a Delphi consensus.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Review
- Advancing mid-rectal cancer surgery: Unveiling the potential of natural orifice specimen extraction surgery in comparison to conventional laparoscopic-assisted resection.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Investigation of optimal hernia repair techniques in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Short-term outcomes after open versus robot-assisted repair of ventral hernias: a nationwide database study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- STAPLED FASCIAL CLOSURE VS. CONTINUOUS HAND-SEWN SUTURE: EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL ON PORCINE MODEL AND HUMAN CADAVER.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2024Article
- Experimental evaluation of the use of starch and carboxymethylcellulose in the prevention of intraperitoneal adhesions in hernia surgery with coated meshes.Acta cirurgica brasileira · 2023Article
- Short-term complications after minimally invasive retromuscular ventral hernia repair: no need for preoperative weight loss or smoking cessation?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- A modified Delphi process to establish research priorities in hernia surgery.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Visceral obesity is a predictor of surgical site occurrence and hernia recurrence after open abdominal wall reconstruction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough laparoscopic repair of incisional hernias decreases the incidence of wound complications compared with open repair, there has been rising concern related to intraperitoneal mesh placement. The aim of this study was to examine outcomes after open or laparoscopic elective incisional hernia mesh repair on a nationwide basis.
methodsThis study analysed merged data from the Danish Hernia Database and the National Patient Registry on perioperative information, 90-day readmission, 90-day reoperation for complication, and long-term operation for hernia recurrence among patients who underwent primary repair of an incisional hernia between 2007 and 2018.
resultsA total of 3090 (57.5 per cent) and 2288 (42.5 per cent) patients had surgery by a laparoscopic and open approach respectively. The defect was closed in 865 of 3090 laparoscopic procedures (28.0 per cent). The median follow-up time was 4.0 (i.q.r. 1.8-6.8) years. Rates of readmission (502 of 3090 (16.2 per cent) versus 442 of 2288 (19.3 per cent); P = 0.003) and reoperation for complication (216 of 3090 (7.0 per cent) versus 288 of 2288 (12.5 per cent); P < 0.001) were significantly lower for laparoscopic than open repairs. Reoperation for bowel obstruction or bowel resection was twice as common after laparoscopic repair compared with open repair (20 of 3090 (0.6 per cent) versus 6 of 2288 (0.3 per cent); P = 0.044). Patients were significantly less likely to undergo repair of recurrence following laparoscopic compared with open repair of defect widths 2-6 cm (P = 0.002).
conclusionLaparoscopic intraperitoneal mesh repair for incisional hernia should still be considered for fascial defects between 2 and 6 cm, because of decreased rates of early complications and repair of hernia recurrence compared with open repair.
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