Incisional hernia rates following midline laparotomy in the obese patient: a retrospective review.

Chase J WehrleP ShuklaB T MillerK E BlakeA S PrabhuC C PetroD M KrpataL R BeffaC TuM J Rosen

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2022)

There is a high rate of hernia formation and subsequent hernia repair in obese patients undergoing midline laparotomy. Most importantly, these findings demonstrate an immediate and pressing need to identify the patient risk factors and technical issues related to this rate of hernia formation.

Keyphrases

risk factors
patients undergoing
adipose tissue
case report
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
obese patients
drug induced