Transabdominal midline reconstruction by minimally invasive surgery: technique and results

• Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 257 - 265
• Main Authors: Costa, T. N., Abdalla, R. Z., Santo, M. A., Tavares, R. R. F. M., Abdalla, B. M. Z., Cecconello, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Springer Paris 01.04.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdominal Surgery; Abdominal Wall - surgery; Abdominal Wound Closure Techniques; Adult; Aged; Bariatric Surgery - adverse effects; Female; Hernia, Ventral - surgery; Herniorrhaphy - methods; Humans; Incisional Hernia - surgery; Laparoscopy; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Original Article; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods; Rectus Abdominis - surgery; Surgical Mesh; Obesity; Minimally invasive surgery; Midline; Abdominal wall reconstruction; Ventral hernia; Incisional hernia

Background The introduction of the minimally invasive approach changed the way abdominal surgery was carried out. Open suture and mesh reinforcement in ventral hernia repair used to be the surgeon’s choice of procedure. Although the laparoscopic approach, with defect bridging and mesh fixation, has...