Open AccessA systematic review on surgical treatment of primary epigastric hernias
Author(s) -
Lotte Blonk,
Yasmin A. Civil,
R. Kaufmann,
Hans Ket,
Susanne van der Velde
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hernia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.337
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1265-4906
pISSN - 1248-9204
DOI - 10.1007/s10029-019-02017-4
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , randomized controlled trial , abdominal surgery , cochrane library , fibrous joint , hernia , incisional hernia , surgical mesh , general surgery
In this systematic review, we evaluated all literature reporting on the surgical treatment of primary epigastric hernias, primarily focusing on studies comparing laparoscopic and open repair, and mesh reinforcement and suture repair.