Hernia 3D training model: a new inguinal hernia 3D-printed simulator.

Objective: Barros et al. demonstrated a 3D printed model that exhibits anatomical representativeness, low cost, and scalability. The model was created based on subtraction data obtained from computed tomography scans.

Body Mass Index Effect on Minimally Invasive Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Purpose: Obesity is one of the most important risk factors for complications after ventral hernia repair (VHR), and minimally invasive (MIS) techniques are preferred in obese patients as they minimize wound complications. It is common practice to attempt weight loss to achieve a specific body mass index (BMI) goal; however, patients are often unable to reach it and fail to become surgical candidates. Therefore, we aim to perform a meta-analysis of studies comparing outcomes of obese and nonobese patients undergoing laparoscopic or robotic VHR.

Keyhole Versus Sugarbaker Mesh Configuration in Parastomal Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Parastomal hernia repairs (PHRs) are often complex and challenging, even for experienced abdominal wall surgeons. Although the ideal therapeutic option in the setting of a parastomal hernia is to restore intestinal continuity, this is often not feasible, and numerous techniques have been described for PHR. Current guidelines recommend using mesh for elective PHR, but there is a scarcity of evidence comparing different PHR techniques.

Management of diastasis recti during ventral hernia repair: an analysis of the abdominal core health quality collaborative.

Purpose: Advancements of minimally invasive techniques leveraged routine repair of concomitant diastasis recti (DR), as those approaches facilitate fascial plication and wide mesh overlap while obviating skin incision and/or undermining. Nevertheless, evidence on the value of such intervention is lacking. We aimed to investigate the management and outcomes of concomitant DR during ventral hernia repair (VHR + DR) from surgeons participating in the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative (ACHQC).

Biologic versus synthetic mesh in open ventral hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Ventral hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed worldwide, and using mesh is standard of care to decrease recurrence. Biologic meshes are increasingly used to minimize complications associated with synthetic mesh, but with significantly higher cost and unclear efficacy. Until recently, most of the evidence supporting the use of biologic meshes was from retrospective cohorts with high heterogeneity and risk of bias.