TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic Repair of Ventral Incisional Hernias
T2 - Pros and Cons
AU - Turner, Patricia L.
AU - Park, Adrian E.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Abdominal wall hernias are a familiar surgical problem. Millions of patients are affected each year, presenting most commonly with primary ventral, incisional, and inguinal hernias. Whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, hernias commonly cause pain or are aesthetically distressing to patients. These concerns, coupled with the risk of incarceration, are the most common reasons patients seek surgical repair of hernias. This article focuses on incisional hernias, reported to develop in 3% to 29% of laparotomy incisions.
AB - Abdominal wall hernias are a familiar surgical problem. Millions of patients are affected each year, presenting most commonly with primary ventral, incisional, and inguinal hernias. Whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, hernias commonly cause pain or are aesthetically distressing to patients. These concerns, coupled with the risk of incarceration, are the most common reasons patients seek surgical repair of hernias. This article focuses on incisional hernias, reported to develop in 3% to 29% of laparotomy incisions.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.suc.2007.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.suc.2007.11.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18267163
AN - SCOPUS:38949171410
SN - 0039-6109
VL - 88
SP - 85
EP - 100
JO - Surgical Clinics of North America
JF - Surgical Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -