Most general surgeons, and many surgical subspecialists, access the abdominal cavity
via a periumbilical incision for minimally invasive procedures. A well planned entry,
an expertly performed surgical intervention, and a thoughtful exit are all hallmarks
of an appendectomy/cholecystectomy/colectomy well done. Katzen and colleagues presented
a review of their single-center's experience with primary suture repair of small <1cm
umbilical hernias. They analyzed 332 patients in total, 226 had primary hernias and
106 were incisional hernias. While the patient groups were clinically similar, the
recurrence rates were statistically different with 1.8% recurrence in the primary
group and 7.5% in the incisional hernia group.
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Publication History
Published online: November 07, 2022
Accepted:
October 12,
2022
Received in revised form:
October 12,
2022
Received:
October 1,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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