Your abdominal muscles keep your organs and intestines in place. The protrusion of abdominal organs through a weak spot in the abdominal wall is called a hernia. Ventral hernias involve the front part ...

Laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repair (LIVHR) was first reported by Le Blanc and Booth in 1993. Many studies are available in the literature that have shown that laparoscopic repair of ...

For technical reasons, the English full text will be published approximately two weeks after the German print edition has been published. 1. Hoer J, Lawong G, Klinge U, Schumpelick V: Factors ...

A population based study showed a 3,7% yearly increase in the incidence of incisional hernia repair per 10.000 people [5] in the United States. Since obesity plays an important role in developing an ...

The patient lies on the operating table, either flat on the back or on the side, depending on the location of the hernia. General anesthesia is usually given, though some patients may have local or ...

The number of patients with incisional, umbilical or linea alba hernias is about 13 000 per year in Poland [1]. These are potential patients for laparoscopic procedures. Laparoscopic intraperitoneal ...

The two most common symptoms of Incisional hernias are discomfort and a bulge. The bulge of an incisional hernia is located in the incision itself. Typically, there are no symptoms on awakening but ...

A ventral hernia is a bulge of tissues through an opening of weakness within your abdominal wall muscles. It can occur at any location on your abdominal wall. What is a ventral hernia? A ventral ...

A randomized multi-centre trial comparing the cost-effectiveness of two surgical techniques for the repair of incisional hernias: laparoscopic vs. conventional open repair. The following patients will ...