Background The incidence of incisional hernias (IHs) following midline abdominal incisions
is difficult to estimate. Furthermore recent analyses have reported inconsistent findings on …

OBJECTIVE: Ventral incisional hernia is a common complication of abdominal surgery. The
incidence ranges from 2% to 20% and varies greatly from one series to another. The goal of …

Objective: To evaluate the optimal technique and material for abdominal fascia closure after
midline laparotomy, first by means of a precisely defined study population and follow-up …

Hypothesis In midline incisions closed with a single-layer running suture, the rate of wound
complications is lower when a suture length to wound length ratio of at least 4 is …

Background: Various randomized studies have evaluated techniques of abdominal fascia
closure but controversy remains, leaving surgeons uncertain about the optimal method of …

Methods MEDLINE and Cochrane Library databases were searched for articles in English
published from 1966 to 1998 using the keywords “suture,”“abdomen/surgery,” and …

Background Surgeons who perform laparotomy have a number of decisions to make
regarding abdominal closure. Material and size of potential suture types varies widely. In …

Background: Chronic pain is the most serious long‐term complication that can occur after
repair of a groin hernia. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of patients who …

A general surgeon closes thousands of abdominal incisions during a typical career, and
most surgeons do this quite well. It would be presumptuous to say that this article delineates …

Access to the abdominal cavity is often gained through a midline incision. An incision
through the midline can be made rapidly and, because no major anatomic structures are …