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{"title":"The changes in abdominal wall muscles following incisional hernia wall reconstruction.","authors":"Z Wang, X Wang, C Wang, Y Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-02969-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-02969-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The objective of incisional hernia surgery is to achieve the restoration of abdominal wall anatomical and physiological functions. This study aims to investigate the impact of abdominal wall reconstruction on abdominal muscle alterations by measuring the preoperative and postoperative changes in abdominal wall muscles in patients undergoing incisional hernia repair.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For patients undergoing open incisional hernia abdominal wall reconstruction, preoperative and postoperative abdominal CT scans were analyzed at a minimum of 3 months post-surgery. 3D Slicer software was utilized for measuring preoperative and postoperative changes in abdominal cavity volume, abdominal muscle volume, as well as muscle volume, cross-sectional area, and abdominal circumference at specific levels. The acquired data were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 40 patients meeting the inclusion criteria underwent open incisional hernia repair surgery. Some of these patients required component separation technique (CST) due to the larger size of the hernia sac. The abdominal muscles surrounding the hernia ring were defined as the \"damaged group,\" while the remaining abdominal muscles were defined as the \"undamaged group.\" Measurements revealed a significant increase in the volume of rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis muscles in the damaged group. Similarly, there was a corresponding increase in the volume of rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus abdominis muscles in the undamaged group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>After abdominal wall reconstruction in incisional hernia patients, not only is their anatomical structure restored, but the overall biomechanical integrity of the abdominal wall is also repaired. The damaged muscles are subjected to renewed loading, leading to the reversal of disuse atrophy and an increase in muscle volume.</p>","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140189666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comment to: Staged abdominal wall reconstruction in the setting of complex gastrointestinal reconstruction.","authors":"P N Hackenberger, D S Eiferman, J E Janis","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-03060-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-03060-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140857603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Open inguinal hernia repair under ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal block is the procedure of choice in elderly patients.","authors":"Kaushik Bhattacharya, Vipul D Yagnik","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-03048-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-03048-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140860906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cruroplasty as a standalone treatment for recurrent hiatal hernia repair.","authors":"Ashley Tran, Luke R Putnam, Lucy Harvey, John C Lipham","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-03088-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-03088-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Following laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (LARS), recurrence of hiatal hernia is common. Patients with symptomatic recurrence typically undergo revision of the fundoplication or conversion to magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA) in addition to cruroplasty. However, patients with an intact fundoplication or MSA may only require repeat cruroplasty to repair their recurrent hiatal hernia. The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes following cruroplasty alone compared to full revision (i.e. redo fundoplication or MSA with cruroplasty) for the management of recurrent hiatal hernias.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective review of patients undergoing surgical revision of a symptomatic recurrent hiatal hernia between February 2009 and October 2022 was performed. Preoperative characteristics, intraoperative details, and postoperative outcomes were compared between patients undergoing cruroplasty alone versus full revision.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 141 patients were included in the analysis. 93 patients underwent full revision, and 48 patients underwent cruroplasty alone. The mean time between initial and revisional surgery was 8 ± 7.7 years. There was no significant difference in operative time or rates of intra-operative or post-operative complication between groups. Patients undergoing cruroplasty alone had a mean Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Health Related Quality Life (GERD-HRQL) Questionnaire score of 9.6 ± 10.2 compared to a mean score of 8.9 ± 11.2 for full revision patients (p = 0.829). Recurrence rates following revision was 10.4% for cruroplasty alone patients and 11.8% in full revision patients (p > 0.999).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In patients with intact fundoplication or MSA, cruroplasty alone results in similar post-operative outcomes compared to full revision for recurrent hiatal hernia.</p>","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141418705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preoperative CT findings predict the development of metachronous contralateral inguinal hernia after unilateral inguinal hernia repair: a single-center retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Hang Yu, Jiajie Qian, Yang Dong, Tang Yu, Ying Zeng, Qianyun Shen","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-03123-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-03123-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To identify potential clinical and preoperative CT risk factors that can predict the development of metachronous contralateral inguinal hernia (MCIH) after unilateral inguinal hernia repair (IHR).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included unilateral inguinal hernia patients seen from 2016 to 2019 who underwent CT and subsequent IHR and had at least five years of follow-up. Preoperative CT scans were retrospectively reviewed for the presence of asymmetric spermatic cord fat and weakness of the transversalis fascia. The correlations of each CT feature and other clinical characteristics with the development of MCIH were calculated. The Kaplan-Meier model and multiple logistic regression were used to evaluate the associations among CT features, clinical variables and MCIH.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 677 male patients aged > 40 years were included in the study cohort. After more than 5 years of follow-up, 162 patients developed MCIH, representing an incidence of 23.9%. Patients with radical prostatectomy or peritoneal dialysis [P < 0.0001, HR 4.189 (95% CI 2.369 to 7.406)], primary left-sided IHR [P = 0.0032, HR 1.626 (95% CI 1.177 to 2.244)], and direct, femoral or pantaloon hernias were predisposed to MCIH. Asymmetric spermatic cord fat [P = 0.0002, HR 1.203 (95% CI 0.8785 to 1.648)] and weakness of the transversalis fascia [P < 0.0001, HR 7.914 (95% CI 5.666 to 11.05)] on preoperative CT were also identified as risk facts and demonstrated to be independent predictive factors for MCIH development.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Asymmetric spermatic cord fat and weakness of the transversalis fascia were predictive factors for MCIH development. For decision making regarding prophylactic contralateral IHR at the time of index surgery, preoperative CT findings as well as clinical characteristics should be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141859627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is surgeon annual case volume related with intra and postoperative complications after ventral hernia repair? Uni- and multivariate analysis of prospective registry-based data.","authors":"R van den Berg, F P J den Hartog, A G Menon, P J Tanis, J F Gillion","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-03129-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-03129-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Literature on a potential relationship between surgeon case volume and intra- or postoperative complications after ventral hernia repair remains scarce.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients who underwent ventral hernia repair between 2011 and 2023 were selected from the prospectively maintained French Hernia-Club Registry. Outcome variables were: intraoperative events, postoperative general complications, surgical site occurrences, surgical site infections, length of intensive care unit (ICU), and patient-reported scar bulging during follow-up. Surgeons' annual case volume was categorized as 1-5, 6-50, 51-100, 101-125, and > 125 cases, and its association with outcome volume was evaluated using uni- and multivariable analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Over the study period, 199 titular or temporary members registered 15,332 ventral hernia repairs, including 7869 primary, 6173 incisional, and 212 parastomal hernia repairs. In univariate analysis, surgeons' annual case volume was significantly related with all the postoperative studied outcomes. After multivariate regression analysis, annual case volume remained significantly associated with intra-operative complications, postoperative general complications and length of ICU stay. A primary repair was independently associated with fewer intra- and post-operative complications.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In the present multivariable analysis of a large registry on ventral hernia repairs, higher surgeon annual case volume was significantly related with fewer postoperative general complications and a shorter length of stay, but not with fewer surgical site occurrences, nor with less patient-reported scar bulging. Factors in the surgeons' case mix such as the type of hernia have significant impact on complication rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Outcomes of elective and emergency surgical repair of incisional hernia: a comparative observational study.","authors":"I Omar, A Townsend, O Hadfield, T Zaimis, M Ismaiel, J Wilson, C Magee","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-02975-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-02975-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Incisional hernia (IH) is a common complication following abdominal surgery. Surgical repair of IH is associated with the alleviation of symptoms and improvement of quality of life. Operative intervention can pose a significant burden to the patient and healthcare facilities. This study aims to describe and compare outcomes of elective and emergency surgical repair of IH.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study is a single-centre comparative retrospective study including patients who had repair of IH. Patients were divided into Group I (Emergency) and Group II (Elective), and a comparison was conducted between them.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two hundred sixty-two patients were identified with a mean age of 61.8 ± 14.2 years, of which 152 (58%) were females. The mean BMI was 31.6 ± 7.2 kg/m². More than 58% had at least one comorbidity. 169 (64.5%) patients had an elective repair, and 93 (35.5%) had an emergency repair. Patients undergoing emergency repair were significantly older and had higher BMI, p = 0.031 and p = 0.002, respectively. The significant complication rate (Clavien-Dindo III and IV) was 9.54%. 30 and 90-day mortality rates were 2.3% (n = 6) and 2.68% (n = 7), respectively. In the emergency group, the overall complications, 30-day and 90-day mortality rates were significantly higher than in the elective group, p ≤ 0.001, 0.002 and 0.001, respectively. Overall, 42 (16.1%) developed wound complications, 25 (9.6%) experienced a recurrence, and 41 (15.71%) were readmitted within 90 days, without significant differences between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients who underwent emergency repair were significantly older and had a higher BMI than the elective cases. Emergency IH repair is associated with higher complication rates and mortality than elective repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140039277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of indocyanine green fluorescence angiography in ventral hernia repair.","authors":"G Aarsh, G Jignesh, R Shrivastava","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-03014-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-03014-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140140179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Non-hiatal diaphragmatic hernias: results of transabdominal and transthoracic surgical approaches at a fourth-level hospital.","authors":"Manuel José Torres-Jurado, María Teresa Gómez-Hernández, Andrés E Valera-Montiel, Laura Vicente-González, Omar Abdel-Lah-Fernández, Felipe Carlos Parreño-Manchado, Marcelo Fernando Jiménez-López","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-03065-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-03065-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study is to elucidate the clinical and demographic profiles, as well as perioperative outcomes, of patients undergoing surgery for non-hiatal diaphragmatic hernias. Additionally, it aims to analyse these outcomes based on the surgical approach employed (transthoracic versus transabdominal).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective, observational study was conducted at a single center and involved patients diagnosed with non-hiatal diaphragmatic hernia who underwent either emergency or elective surgery between July 2007 and March 2023. Clinical characteristics and perioperative outcomes of these patients were compared using appropriate statistical tests.The research protocol for this observational, retrospective, and comparative study followed the Declaration of Helsinki's ethical requirements. The need for Clinical Research Ethics Committee approval was waived according to our institutional law because the study was a retrospective cohort study based on anonymous data of patients. Informed consent was waived because this study involved the secondary analysis of patient medical records. Additionally, this study followed the STROBE guidelines for reporting observational studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis included 22 patients being 59.1% men, with median age of 61 years. The predominant clinical presentation was restrictive lung disease (40.9%). The majority of cases (68%) had traumatic aetiology with a median defect size of 4 cm (range of 3-8 cm). Elective surgery was performed in 15 cases (68.1%) and transthoracic approach was employed in 13 patients (54.5%). Postoperative major morbidity reached 27.2% and mortality within 30 days was 9.1%. Emergency surgeries accounted for 44.4% of transabdominal interventions, compared to 23% in the transthoracic subgroup (p = 0.376). There were no statistically significant differences between the transabdominal and trasnthoracic approaches in terms of global postoperative complications (88.8% vs. 84.6%, p = 1), major complications (44.4% vs 15.4%, p = 0.734), mortality (11.1% v 7.6%, p = 1) and recurrence (11.1% vs 7.6%, p = 1). Postoperative stay was significantly shorter in the transthoracic subgroup (6 days vs. 14 days, p = 0.011).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Non-hiatal diaphragmatic hernias are characterized by significant postoperative major morbidity and mortality rates, standing at 27.2% and 9.1%, respectively, accompanied by a recurrence rate of 9.1%. Both transthoracic and transabdominal approaches demonstrate comparable short- and long-term outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141065049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comment to: Obesity and abdominal hernia in ambulatory patients, 2018-2023.","authors":"Julie Holihan, Karla Bernardi, Michele Loor, Mike Liang","doi":"10.1007/s10029-024-03113-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10029-024-03113-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13168,"journal":{"name":"Hernia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141633372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}