Recurrent Hernia: Prevention and Treatment

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Present State of Failure Rates (Clinical Studies and Epidemiological Database, Short- and Long-Term)....Pages 3-25
Recurrence as a Problem of the Trainee....Pages 27-34
Failures in Hernia Surgery Done by Experts....Pages 35-41
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Pervasive Co-Morbidity and Abdominal Herniation: an Outline....Pages 45-52
Non-Surgical Risk Factors for Recurrence of Hernia....Pages 53-58
The Instable Scar....Pages 59-62
Biomaterials: Disturbing Factors in Cell Cross-Talk and Gene Regulation....Pages 63-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Technical Pitfalls and Factors that Promote Recurrence (Small Defects) Following Surgical Treatment of Hiatal Hernia....Pages 71-79
Anatomical Limitations of Surgical Techniques....Pages 81-82
Prevention by Selection?....Pages 83-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
The Failed Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair: “Making it Better” at Redo Operation....Pages 89-97
Change of Technique: With or Without Mesh?....Pages 99-105
Some Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repairs Fail — Impact of Mesh and Mesh Material in Crural Repair....Pages 107-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Finding the Best Abdominal Closure — An Evidence-Based Overview of the Literature....Pages 117-122
Closure of Transverse Incisions....Pages 123-128
Biological Reasons for an Incisional Hernia....Pages 129-133
Technical Pitfalls Favouring Incisional Hernia....Pages 135-149
Bioprostheses: Are They the Future of Incisional/Acquired Hernia Repair?....Pages 151-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Whom to Operate?....Pages 159-162
How to Create a Recurrence After Incisional Hernia Repair....Pages 163-178
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Anatomical Limitations — Where Are the Layers?....Pages 179-182
Biomechanical Data — “Hernia Mechanics”: Hernia Size, Overlap and Mesh Fixation....Pages 183-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Open Repair....Pages 191-222
Laparoscopical Repair....Pages 223-251
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
How to Create a Recurrence....Pages 255-287
How to Treat Recurrent Inguinal Hernia....Pages 289-307
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Recurrence and Infection: Correlation and Measures to Decrease the Incidence of Both....Pages 311-315
Inguinal Hernia Recurrence and Pain....Pages 317-319
Recurrence and Mesh Material....Pages 321-325
Mesh Explantation in the Groin....Pages 327-332
The Mesh and the Spermatic Cord....Pages 333-337
Principle Actions for Re-Recurrences....Pages 339-344
Front Matter....Pages 345-345
Laparoscopic Repair of Recurrent Childhood Inguinal Hernias After Open Herniotomy....Pages 347-351
The Femoral Hernia — the Bête Noire of Hernias!....Pages 353-357
The Umbilical Hernia....Pages 359-364
Parastomal Hernia: Prevention and Treatment....Pages 365-370
Central Mesh Rupture — Myth or Real Concern?....Pages 371-376
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Improved Teaching and Technique....Pages 379-381
Analyzing Reasons and Re-Operation for the Inguinal Hernias Recurring After Mesh-Plug Procedure....Pages 383-384
Standard Procedures for Standard Patients?....Pages 385-390
Front Matter....Pages 377-377
Tailored Approach for Non-Standard Patients....Pages 391-396
Identification of the Patients at Risk (for Recurrent Hernia Disease)....Pages 397-399
The Biological Treatment of the Hernia Disease....Pages 401-410
Pharmacological Treatment of the Hernia Disease....Pages 411-417
Front Matter....Pages 419-419
Questionnaire (39 Participants)....Pages 421-423
Back Matter....Pages 427-433