Open AccessLaparoscopic Treatment of Incisional and Ventral Hernia
Author(s) -
Stefano Olmi,
Paolo Millo,
Micaela Piccoli,
Gianluca Garulli,
Mario Nardi,
Francesca Pecchini,
Alberto Oldani,
Basilio Pirrera
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the society of laparoendoscopic surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.529
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1938-3797
pISSN - 1086-8089
DOI - 10.4293/jsls.2021.00007
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , confidence interval , incisional hernia , hernia , abdominal surgery , odds ratio , abdominal wall , retrospective cohort study , laparoscopy , surgical mesh
Although several large studies regarding patients undergoing minimally invasive repair of incisional hernia are currently available, the results are not particularly reliable as they are based on heterogeneous groups, different surgical techniques, different mesh types, or with a too short follow period.