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.
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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
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References
- Hernia recurrence after primary repair of small umbilical hernia defects.Am J Surg. 2022; 224: 1357-1361
Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 07, 2022
Accepted:
October 12,
2022
Received in revised form:
October 12,
2022
Received:
October 1,
2022
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