Visceral obesity is a predictor of surgical site occurrence and hernia recurrence after open abdominal wall reconstruction.
N N BaastrupKristian Kiim JensenJ K ChristensenL N JorgensenPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2021)
VFV was significantly associated with recurrence and SSOs after AWR. This study suggests VFV as a risk assessment tool for patients undergoing AWR.