Continuous Laparoscopic Closure of the Linea Alba with Barbed Sutures Combined with Laparoscopic Mesh Implantation (IPOM Plus Repair) As a New Technique for Treatment of Abdominal Hernias

Despite extensive experience and significant reduction of complications in recent years, laparoscopic treatment of complex abdominal hernias is a challenge even for the experienced endoscopic surgeon. Patients with severe incisional hernias or symptomatic rectus diastasis benefit from the closure of...

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Main Authors: Reiko Wiessner, Thomas Vorwerk, Claudia Tolla-Jensen, Alexander Gehring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsurg.2017.00062/full