Background: From the patient's perspective, a ventral hernia (VH) can cause pain, adversely
affect function, increase size, cosmetically distort the abdomen, and incarcerate/strangulate …

The management of hernia disease remains one of the most common surgical problems
faced by health care providers across the world. Inguinal hernias are the most common and …

Background Managing patients with abdominal wall hernias and multiple comorbidities can
be challenging because these patients are at increased risk for postoperative complications …

Background While significant efforts have been made to understand surgical disparities for
procedures that are performed in either the elective or unplanned settings, far less is known …

Background Mesh repair in incarcerated or strangulated groin hernia is controversial,
especially when bowel resection is required. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis …

Introduction: Incisional hernia is common after abdominal surgery. Watchful waiting carries
the risk of incarceration and a need for emergency intervention. The aim of this study was to …

Background Non-white patients have been shown to have higher rates of emergent VHR,
though no study to date has characterized these disparities over time. Methods National …

Management of incarcerated hernias is a common issue facing general surgeons across the
USA. When hernias are not able to be reduced, surgeons must make decisions in a short …

Background The effect of social health determinants on hernia surgery receipt is unclear. We
aimed to assess the association of the social vulnerability index with the likelihood of …

Background Over 350,000 surgeries are performed for ventral hernias (VHs) annually.
Abdominal wall component separation has been more frequently used for the management …