The role of laparoscopic IPOM in the treatment of abdominal hernias: lesson learned after 400 surgeries using single mesh.

Background: Abdominal wall hernias and incisional hernias are a common benign disorder affecting quality of life, potentially leading to life-threatening complications. Laparoscopic IPOM (intraperitoneal onlay mesh) approach can offer good results in selected cases.

Methods: Patients who underwent laparoscopic incisional/ventral abdominal hernia repair operated with standardized technique and the same mesh, from January 2011 to December 2022, were retrospectively considered.

Intraperitoneal mesh open repair without dissection technique for large ventral hernia repair: an alternative to component separation technique.

Background: Incisional hernias (IH) are one of the major complications following abdominal surgery and the treatment of large abdominal hernias represents a challenge for the surgeon. We present our own modified open intraperitoneal mesh technique, named "IPOW technique" (intra-peritoneal mesh open repair without dissections).

Methods: We analyzed early postoperative complications (seroma, wound infection, hematoma) and the late ones (recurrence, chronic pain), in 50 unselected patients treated for IH and primary hernia (PH) larger than 5 cm using the proposed laparotomic technique.

Predictive factors of recurrence for laparoscopic repair of primary and incisional ventral hernias with single mesh from a multicenter study.

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) is a widely practiced treatment for primary (PH) and incisional (IH) hernias, with acceptable outcomes. Prevention of recurrence is crucial and still highly debated. Purpose of this study was to evaluate predictive factors of recurrence following LVHR with intraperitoneal onlay mesh with a single type of mesh for both PH and IH.

Urgent and emergency surgery for secondary peritonitis during the COVID-19 outbreak: an unseen burden of a healthcare crisis.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the negative impact of the fear of contagion on people's willingness to seek medical care and the subsequent effects on patients' prognosis. To date, not much is known about the outcomes of acute surgical diseases in this scenario. The aim of this multicenter observational study is to explore the effects of COVID-19 outbreak on the outcomes of patients who underwent surgery for peritonitis.

"Imola-Montecatone" subtotal colectomy to improve bowel management in spinal cord injury patients. Retrospective analysis in 19 cases.

Study Design: Retrospective single-center study.

Objectives: Persons with spinal cord injury live with neurogenic bowel dysfunction. Difficulties with management of neurogenic bowel can increase over time with age and time post injury, with a negative impact on autonomy and quality of life.