Incidence of and Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia After Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastases

• Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery Vol. 27; no. 11; pp. 2388 - 2395
• Main Authors: Maki, Harufumi, Kim, Bradford J., Kawaguchi, Yoshikuni, Fernandez-Placencia, Ramiro, Haddad, Antony, Panettieri, Elena, Newhook, Timothy E., Baumann, Donald P., Santos, David, Tran Cao, Hop S., Chun, Yun Shin, Tzeng, Ching-Wei D., Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas, Vreeland, Timothy J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.11.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Body mass index; Colorectal Neoplasms - pathology; Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery; Gastroenterology; Hepatectomy; Hepatectomy - adverse effects; Hernias; Humans; Incidence; Incisional Hernia - epidemiology; Incisional Hernia - etiology; Incisional Hernia - surgery; Liver Neoplasms - complications; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metastasis; Original Article; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgery; Surgical site infections; Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology; Surgical Wound Infection - etiology; Obesity; Liver metastases; Liver resection; Incisional hernia; Colorectal cancer

Background Incisional hernia (IH) is common after major abdominal surgery; however, the incidence after hepatectomy for cancer has not been described. We analyzed incidence of and risk factors for IH after hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases (CLM). Methods Patients who underwent open hepatec...