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Laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair: keyhole, Sugarbaker, sandwich, or hybrid technique with 3D mesh? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nicos Kritharides, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Stylianos Kykalos, Nikolaos Machairas, Dimitrios Schizas, Nikolaos I Nikiteas, Dimitrios Dimitroulis

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Outcomes of surgical techniques for parastomal hernia repair: a bayesian network meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025
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  6. Parastomal hernia in the difficult patient: is Tophat plasty the solution?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026
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  7. Endoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair for parastomal hernia using the ePauli technique.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026
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  11. Sandwich parastomal hernia repair, a prospective observational study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025
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  18. Parastomal hernia repair, trying to optimize the impossible reconstruction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nicos Kritharides2nd Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ag. Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece. nicoskritharides@gmail.com.
Dimitrios Papaconstantinou3rd Department of Surgery, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462, Chaidari, Greece.
Stylianos Kykalos2nd Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ag. Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos Machairas2nd Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ag. Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios Schizas1st Department of Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos I Nikiteas2nd Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ag. Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios Dimitroulis2nd Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Ag. Thoma 17, 11527, Athens, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeParastomal hernia is the most common complication after stoma formation with an incidence that approaches 50% at 2 years postoperatively. In the last decade, different approaches of minimally invasive procedures have been proposed for the treatment of parastomal hernia. Nevertheless, the superiority of one technique over the others remains still unclear. Our objective was to update and systematically analyze current state of research concerning the postoperative outcomes of the four most prevalent minimally invasive techniques.

methodsA systematic literature search of three databases (Medline, Scopus, Google Scholar) was undertaken for articles published from January 2015 to November 2022. Fifteen studies from a previous meta-analysis on the topic were included.

resultsThirty-three studies incorporating 1289 total patients were deemed eligible for inclusion in the final analysis. The keyhole technique was associated with the highest incidence of postoperative complications and recurrences (31.3% and 24.1%, respectively), followed by the Sugarbaker technique (27.6% and 9%, respectively). Operative time was among the lowest in patients operated with the 3D mesh technique, while patients undergoing the keyhole technique experienced the shortest cumulative length of hospital stay (6 days).

conclusionEach technique demonstrates a unique profile of effectiveness offset by the propensity towards developing postoperative complications. While no conclusive evidence on the optimal technique exist to date, newer minimally invasive techniques show promising results, albeit based on limited data. The future of parastomal hernia repair seems to rely on a highly individualized approach, tailored to the distinctive characteristics of both the hernia and the patient.

Indexed as

Hernia, VentralIncisional HerniaLaparoscopySurgical StomasHerniaHerniorrhaphyHumansPostoperative ComplicationsSurgical MeshHybridKeyholeLaparoscopicParastomal herniaSandwichSugarbaker

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PMID38017096
PMCPMC10684625

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