Shifting the Management of Post Bariatric Hernia Repairs with Abdominal Procedures from In-Patient to Out-Patient

Abstract

Research Articlemany forms of hernias are found in these patients. In a series of of 325 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass, and 26 (8%) had a ventral hernia found at laparoscopic gastric bypass [4]. Trocar site hernias are also more common in this patient population. Host factors such as obesity predispose these patients to poor outcomes, however, technical factors including need for large trocars, multiple fascial punctures, fascial stretching and incomplete fascial closure matriculate into multiple abdominal hernias [5].