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Incisional Hernia

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1993
Incisional hernias are a relatively common occurrence after abdominal operations, having been reported to occur in 2% to 11% of all patients undergoing such procedures. Although many hernias become manifest early, others may not be noted until many years after the index procedure. Predisposing factors for incisional hernia have been well described, and
T A, Santora, J J, Roslyn
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Incisional hernia repair

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2003
Incisional ventral hernias are a common problem encountered by surgeons, with over 100,000 repairs being performed annually in the United States. Although many predisposing factors for incisional ventral hernia are patient-related, some factors such as type of primary closure and materials used may reduce the overall incidence of incisional ventral ...
Renato Moretti   +5 more
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Hernias: inguinal and incisional

The Lancet, 2003
In the past decade hernia surgery has been challenged by two new technologies: by laparoscopy, which has attempted to change the traditional open operative techniques, and by prosthetic mesh, which has achieved much lower recurrence rates. The demand by health care providers for increasingly efficient and cost-effective surgery has resulted in ...
Karl A. LeBlanc, Andrew N. Kingsnorth
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Incisional and umbilical hernias

The American Journal of Surgery, 1956
N important problem in abdomina1 surgery A is the prevention and repair of incisiona and umbilical’ hernias. Standard textbooks advise overIapping the peritoneum and the fascia, and using catgut or cotton or siIk in incisional and umbiIica1 hernias, according to the technic described by Mayo in 1899.’ Later articles have described many other methods ...
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Strangulated Incisional Hernia [PDF]

open access: possibleJournal of Molecular Imaging & Dynamics, 2016
A female patient, aged about 85 years, presented with a huge abdominal swelling which was bulging with coughing. An infra-umbilical scar was noticed. It was diagnosed as a case of strangulated of incisional hernia. There was evident necrosed skin at the middle of the swelling with contents exposed.
Sujit K Bhattacharya, Bhaskar Ghoshal
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An Operation for Incisional Lumbar Hernia

European Urology, 1991
To date, no standard technique for incisional lumbar hernia repair can be recommended since it depends on the size of the defect in the transversalis fascia. A new technique for this purpose, by using plication of the normal fascia, is described.
Dan Richter Levin   +3 more
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The modern management of incisional hernias

BMJ, 2012
#### Summary points Before the introduction of general anaesthesia by Morton in 1846, incisional hernias were rare. As survival after abdominal surgery became more common so did the incidence of incisional hernias.1 Since then, more than 4000 peer reviewed articles have been published on the topic, many of which have introduced a new or modified ...
D. L. Sanders, Andrew N. Kingsnorth
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Incisional Hernias After Laparoscopy

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1997
Laparoscopy, using a two-puncture technique, has been used for a variety of gynecologic indications for more than two decades. The procedure is considered safe and effective, although rare complications, such as incisional hernias, have been reported.
Alex Schoenfeld   +3 more
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Incisional parapubic hernias.

Surgery, 1990
A parapubic hernia, distinct from other lower abdominal wall hernias, is identified as a particular type of incisional hernia. This hernia results from the disruption of the musculotendinous elements of the abdominal wall as they insert into the pubis. This disruption is brought about by either the destruction of these musculotendinous tissues at their
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