Incisional Hernia (Updates in Surgery)

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Historical Evolution of the Treatment of Incisional Hernia....Pages 3-8
The Anatomical Structures of Abdominal-Wall Continence....Pages 9-38
Epidemiology....Pages 39-46
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Clinical and Physiopathologic Implications in Giant Ventral Hernias....Pages 47-56
Respiratory Physiopathology in Surgical Repair of Large Abdominal Hernias....Pages 57-72
Notes Concerning Current Pathophysiological Aspects of Incisional Hernia....Pages 73-78
Diagnostic Imaging of Incisional Hernia....Pages 79-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Anaesthesiological Aspects in the Abdominal-Wall Surgery....Pages 89-98
Pathologies Associated with Incisional Hernia: Timing of Intervention....Pages 99-104
The Use of Prosthetic Mesh in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair....Pages 105-114
Mesh Fixation Devices....Pages 115-119
Biological Material....Pages 121-123
Our Approach to the Rives-Stoppa Technique....Pages 125-132
Retromuscular Prosthetic Repair of Incisional Hernia....Pages 133-144
Laparoscopic Treatment of Incisional Hernia: Advantages and Limits....Pages 145-156
Incisional Hernia Repair with Intra-Peritoneal ePTFE Mesh: Technical Notes and Long-Term Results....Pages 157-167
Incisional Hernia Procedure with Mixed or Laparo-Assisted Technique....Pages 169-174
Trocar-Site Hernia....Pages 175-183
Giant Abdominal Wall Defects....Pages 185-196
Incisional Hernia in Obese Patients....Pages 197-206
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Boundary Incisional Hernias. Diagnosis and Therapy of a Rare Pathology....Pages 207-216
Parastomal Hernia....Pages 217-225
Emergency Laparoscopic Repair of Complicated Ventral and Incisional Hernias....Pages 227-235
Porcine Dermal Collagen Graft in Complicated Incisional Hernia....Pages 237-244
The Complications of Surgical Treatment of Incisional Hernia....Pages 245-258
Back Matter....Pages 259-261