When created properly, an ileostomy or colostomy can dramatically improve a patient's
quality of life. Conversely, when a patient develops complications related to their stoma, the …

Background Transversus abdominis release (TAR), as a type of posterior component
separation, is a new myofascial release technique in complex ventral hernia repair. TAR …

Purpose To review literature surrounding transversus abdominis release (TAR) for incisional
hernia repair, with the aim of describing key preoperative and technical considerations for …

Background: Ventral hernia formation is a frequent and increasingly difficult problem.
Nonmidline hernias, parastomal hernias, hernias near bony landmarks, and recurrent …

Background Parastomal hernia repair is a complex surgical procedure with high recurrence
and complication rates. This retrospective nationwide cohort study presents the results of …

Introduction Parastomal hernias are a complex surgical problem affecting a large number of
patients. Recurrences continue to occur despite various methods of repair. We present a …

BACKGROUND: Parastomal hernias are often repaired with mesh to reduce recurrences,
but the presence of an ostomy increases the wound class from clean to clean-contaminated …

Purpose Parastomal hernias are challenging to manage, and an optimal repair has yet to be
defined. An open, modified, retromuscular Sugarbaker technique has recently been …

With over 100,000 stomas created yearly in the United States and greater than 750,000
people living with stomas, stoma-related complications, and associated morbidity are …

Background Open parastomal hernia repair can be performed using retromuscular synthetic
mesh in a keyhole or Sugarbaker configuration. Relative morbidity and durability are …