A systematic review of laparoscopic port site hernias in gastrointestinal surgery

The impact of regional reconfiguration on the management of appendicitis

“…Interestingly, both cases occurred at 10mm left iliac fossa port sites. The low rate of this complication mirrors reported rates (13). A final note should be made in relation to wound infections -we feel that low rate of readmission with wound problems reflects good primary care management.…”

European Hernia Society guidelines on the closure of abdominal wall incisions

“…The first search for systematic reviews resulted in five records [33,40,41,46,49] and 25 additional records were screened by full text . Several studies comment on the incidence of trocar-site hernia for various trocar sizes.…”

Preclinical study evaluating a novel trocar site closure system

“…1 While a decreased rate of incisional hernia has been observed with laparoscopic approaches, 2 the incidence of trocar or "port" site hernias has been shown to be 0.4% after robotic prostatectomy, 3 0.74% after gastrointestinal procedures, and up to 1.47% following colorectal procedures. 4 Such retrospective analyses may underestimate the actual incidence of hernia formation. A recent observational study demonstrated a 25.9% incidence of umbilical incisional site hernia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a mean follow-up of 46.8 months.…”