Cancer Survivorship: Defining the Incidence of Incisional Hernia After Resection for Intra-Abdominal Malignancy.

Background: Cancer survivorship focuses largely on improving quality of life. We aimed to determine the rate of ventral incisional hernia (VIH) formation after cancer resection, with implications for survivorship.

Methods: Patients without prior VIH who underwent abdominal malignancy resections at a tertiary center were followed up to 2 years.

Patient reported outcomes after incisional hernia repair-establishing the ventral hernia recurrence inventory.

Background: Assessing incisional hernia recurrence typically requires a clinical encounter. We sought to determine if patient-reported outcomes (PROs) could detect long-term recurrence.

Methods: Adult patients 1 to 5 years after incisional hernia repair were prospectively asked about recurrence, bulge, and pain at the original repair site.