Incidence of incisional hernia following liver surgery for colorectal liver metastases. Does the laparoscopic approach reduce the risk? A comparative study.
Ahmed HassanKalaiyarasi ArujunanAli MohamedVickey KatheriaKevin AshtonRami AhmedDaren A SubarPublished in: Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery (2024)
In CRLM, no difference in the incidence of IH between LLR and OLR was found. Previous hernia and subcutaneous fat thickness were risk factors. Further studies are needed to assess modifiable risk factors to develop IH in LLR.