Laparoscopic Repair of Ventral and Incisional Hernias: Our Experience in 150 Patients

Abstract

The laparoscopic approach to ventral and incisional hernias is safe, feasible, and a good alternative to the open approach. Our results are comparable with those of other reports in the literature.

Intra Peritoneal Polypropylene Mesh and Newer Meshes in Ventral Hernia Repair: What EBM Says?

“…So, ultimately only factor to be considered is adhesion formation with consequent risk of intestinal obstruction. In the PPM group, out of seven adhesions, three occurred in Yavuz et al [18] series and two cases in the Fuad Alkhoury series. But none of them required surgery.…”

A simplified laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: the scroll technique

“…The PTFE mesh tends to have a higher incidence of seromas than other types of mesh [18,19]. This probably is due to the tight weaving of the mesh that allows the fluids to collect between the mesh and the anterior abdominal wall.…”

Laparoscopic correction of umbilical hernias using a transabdominal preperitoneal approach: results of a pilot study

“…For the Mayo repair, recurrence rates up to 30% have been described [8]. After introduction of mesh material, hernia recurrence rates have been dramatically reduced to 1% [3,8,17,22]. However, the combined use of synthetic material and extensive dissection in the abdominal wall implicates a risk for local abdominal wall complications such as prolonged postoperative pain, wound infection and seroma or hematoma formation [23].…”

“…Several studies comparing laparoscopic and open ventral abdominal hernia repair suggest that laparoscopic repair is safer and more effective than open repair, although long-term benefits remain to be proven [11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The feasibility of laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair has been established and reported in a few series and case reports [13,16,24].…”

“…Although open repair, preferably with mesh [3,[6][7][8][9][10], has long been the standard approach, laparoscopic repair is becoming more popular among surgeons and patients. Several observational studies [11][12][13][14][15][16][17] have raised the possibility that laparoscopic ventral and umbilical hernia repair may be associated with fewer complications, decreased length of postoperative hospital stay and lower recurrence rates. These laparoscopic techniques are usually based on the same physical and surgical principles as the open underlay procedure, in which the mesh is implanted intra-abdominally.…”