BACKGROUND Symptomatic subxiphoid incisional hernias present difficult surgical problems, especially in immuno-suppressed cardiac transplant patients. Here, we describe the laparoscopic repair of subxiphoid incisional hernias in patients with a history of cardiac transplantation. METHODS Four patients with subxiphoid hernias who had previously undergone heart transplantation were identified f...

sternal non-:union: is a severe complication of sternotomy closure following open heart surgeries. healing problems typically occur in 0.3% to 5% of patients. technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (99mtc-mdp) bone scintigraphy has been used to assess bone non:union: to predict the healing response for proper management.  in this report, we present the case of a marked sternal non:union: follow...

sternal non-union is a severe complication of sternotomy closure following open heart surgeries. healing problems typically occur in 0.3% to 5% of patients. technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (99mtc-mdp) bone scintigraphy has been used to assess bone nonunion to predict the healing response for proper management.  in this report, we present the case of a marked sternal nonunion following...

BACKGROUND Annually approximately 100.000 patients undergo a laparotomy in the Netherlands. About 15,000 of these patients will develop an incisional hernia. Both open and laparoscopic surgical repair have been proven to be safe. However, the most effective treatment of incisional hernias remains unclear. This study, the 'INCH-trial', comparing cost-effectiveness of open and laparoscopic incisi...

BACKGROUND Incisional hernias occur at surgical abdominal incision sites, but the association with caesarean section (CS) has not been examined. AIM To determine whether CS is a risk factor for incisional hernia repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS Population-based cohort study in Australia using linked birth and hospital data for women who gave birth from 2000 to 2011. Survival analysis was used ...

BACKGROUND The treatment of incisional hernia (IH) is a current problem in modern surgery. Many important aspects of incisional hernia surgery are yet to be answered, especially the choice of surgical technique and its adaptation to the individual patient. The aim of this experts' meeting was to resolve some current questions in incisional hernia surgery and to organise an international hernia ...

PURPOSE Kidney recipients are susceptible to incisional hernia. We studied predisposing factors for incisional hernia in our patients and the results of its repair with propylene mesh. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 1989 to 2002, 589 patients had undergone kidney transplantation in our hospital. Of these, patients who developed incisional hernia were evaluated in this study. The following data we...

Background: Incisional hernia is a hernia that protrudes through a defect in a previous abdominal wound, and is one of the complications after abdominal surgery. Many risk factors seem to be associated with its development, and there are different treatment modalities from conservative management to operative repair whether open or laparoscopic. Objective: To assess the relation between the typ...

Incisional hernia is a common postoperative complication following open abdominal surgery with incidence varying between 3% and 20%. Approximately half of all incisional hernias are diagnosed within 1 year following surgery. In the United Kingdom alone, about 10,000 incisional hernia repairs are performed annually. Incisional hernia repairs are generally elective with emergency repair due to in...

HYPOTHESIS A number of risk factors for incisional hernia have been identified, but the pathogenesis remains unclear. Based on previous findings of smoking as a risk factor for wound complications and recurrence of groin hernia, we studied whether smoking is associated with incisional hernia. DESIGN Cohort study. Clinical follow-up study for incisional hernia 33 to 57 months following laparot...