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dc.contributor.authorPrivett, BJ
dc.contributor.authorGhusn, M
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-04T00:28:59Z
dc.date.available2018-04-04T00:28:59Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1265-4906
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10029-016-1470-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/142418
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: There are a group of patients in which umbilical or epigastric hernias co-exist with rectus divarication. These patients have weak abdominal musculature and are likely to pose a higher risk of recurrence following umbilical hernia repair. We would like to describe a technique for open repair of small (<4 cm) midline hernias in patients with co-existing rectus divarication using self-adhesive synthetic mesh. The use of a self-adhesive mesh avoids the need for suture fixation of the mesh in the superior portion of the abdomen, allowing for a smaller skin incision. Results: In 173 patients, preperitoneal self-fixating mesh has been used for the repair of midline hernias <4 cm in diameter. In 58 of these patients, the mesh was extended superiorly to reinforce a concurrent divarication. Discussion: The described technique offers a simple option for open repair of small midline hernias in patients with co-existing rectus divarication, to decrease the risk of upper midline recurrence in an at-risk patient group. This initial case series is able to demonstrate a suitably low rate of recurrence and complications.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom527
dc.relation.ispartofpageto530
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHernia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume20
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320299
dc.titleProposed technique for open repair of a small umbilical hernia and rectus divarication with self-gripping mesh
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPrivett, Benjamin J.


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