Ventral hernia: Patient selection, treatment, and management

Curr Probl Surg. 2016 Jul;53(7):307-54. doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2016.06.003. Epub 2016 Jun 18.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX.
² Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX. Electronic address: Mike.Liang@uth.tmc.edu.

PMID: 27569431
DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2016.06.003

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Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Disease Management
Female
Hernia, Ventral / physiopathology
Hernia, Ventral / surgery*
Herniorrhaphy / adverse effects
Herniorrhaphy / methods*
Humans
Laparoscopy / adverse effects
Laparoscopy / methods
Laparotomy / adverse effects
Laparotomy / methods
Male
Patient Selection*
Prognosis
Recurrence
Reoperation / economics
Reoperation / methods
Risk Assessment
Surgical Mesh*
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing / physiology