Short- and mid-term outcome after laparoscopic repair of large incisional hernia

• Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 567 - 572
• Main Authors: Baccari, P., Nifosi, J., Ghirardelli, L., Staudacher, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Springer Paris 01.10.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdominal Surgery; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Female; Hernia, Ventral - physiopathology; Hernia, Ventral - psychology; Hernia, Ventral - surgery; Herniorrhaphy - adverse effects; Herniorrhaphy - methods; Herniorrhaphy - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Italy; Laparoscopy - adverse effects; Laparoscopy - methods; Laparoscopy - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Operative Time; Original Article; Postoperative Complications - classification; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Quality of Life; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Surgical Mesh; Treatment Outcome; Italy; Laparoscopy; Giant incisional hernia; Incisional hernia; Mesh repair

Purpose To compare the outcome after laparoscopic incisional and ventral herniorrhaphy (LIVH) for fascial defect larger or equal than 15 cm in width with the outcome after LIVH in patients with hernia defect smaller than 15 cm. Methods From 2003 through 2010, 350 patients were submitted to LIVH. In...