RT Generic
T1 Midline incisional hernia guidelines: the European Hernia Society
A1 Sanders, David L
A1 Pawlak, Maciej M
A1 Simons, Maarten P
A1 Aufenacker, Theo
A1 Balla, Andrea
A1 Berger, Cigdem
A1 Berrevoet, Frederik
A1 de Beaux, Andrew C
A1 East, Barbora
A1 Henriksen, Nadia A
A1 Klugar, Miloslav
A1 Langaufova, Alena
A1 Miserez, Marc
A1 Morales-Conde, Salvador
A1 Montgomery, Agneta
A1 Pettersson, Patrik K
A1 Reinpold, Wolfgang
A1 Renard, Yohann
A1 Slezakova, Simona
A1 Whitehead-Clarke, Thomas
A1 Stabilini, Cesare
K1 Hernia
K1 Consensus
K1 Hernia, Ventral
K1 Laparoscopy
K1 Surgeons
K1 Primary Health Care
AB Since the introduction of anaesthesia by Morton in 1846, and as survivable abdominal surgery became more common, so did the incidence of incisional hernias. Since then, more than 4000 peer-reviewed articles have been published on the topic, many of which have tried to reduce the incidence or introduce techniques to improve outcomes from surgical repair. Despite this, the incidence of incisional hernias and the recurrence rates after repair remain high. A wide range of incisional hernia rates are reported. A meta-analysis including over 14 000 patients reported a weighted incidence of 12.8 per cent 2 years after a midline incision, and that one-third of patients with an incisional hernia undergo surgical repair. Recurrence rates after repair of incisional hernia range between 23 and 50 per cent, with increasing rates of complications and re-recurrence after each subsequent failed repair. Arguably, no other benign disease has seen so little improvement in terms of surgical outcome.
PB Oxford University Press
SN 1365-2168
YR 2023
FD 2023-08-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28552
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28552
LA en
NO Sanders DL, Pawlak MM, Simons MP, Aufenacker T, Balla A, Berger C, et al. Midline incisional hernia guidelines: the European Hernia Society. Br J Surg. 2023 Nov 9;110(12):1732-1768
DS RISalud
RD Sep 23, 2025