A randomized multi-centre trial comparing the cost-effectiveness of two surgical techniques for the repair of incisional hernias: laparoscopic vs. conventional open repair. The following patients will ...

Among patients undergoing incisional hernia repair, the use of mesh to reinforce the repair was associated with a lower risk of hernia recurrence over 5 years compared with when mesh was not used, ...

A new app can predict the likelihood that a patient will develop an incisional hernia following abdominal surgery, using big data to potentially help address a problem effects one out of every eight ...

For technical reasons, the English full text will be published approximately two weeks after the German print edition has been published. 1. Hoer J, Lawong G, Klinge U, Schumpelick V: Factors ...

Incisional hernia in the abdomen is due to weakness of the wall of the surgical scar and leads to protrusion of the intestine. "A surgeon can do more for the community by operating on hernia cases and ...

Trocar site incisional hernia (TSIH) is one of the most common complications of laparoscopic surgery. Using the umbilical port as a common hole for removing the gallbladder in laparoscopic ...

Background: Annually approximately 100.000 patients undergo a laparotomy in the Netherlands. About 15,000 of these patients will develop an incisional hernia. Both open and laparoscopic surgical ...

Incisional hernias are caused due to stretching of scar tissue that forms after surgery and occurs due to constant pressure of abdominal contents on the scar. Not all abdominal surgeries will lead to ...