| Description |
1 online resource (251 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Part 1: Before surgery -- 1. Anatomy of the Anterior Abdominal Wall -- Introduction -- Skeleton -- Muscles -- Subcutaneous Tissues -- Nerve Supply -- Blood Supply -- Normal Cross-Sectional Imaging -- Conclusions -- References -- 2. The Scale of the Problem -- Introduction -- Background -- Why Repair Ventral Hernias? -- Numbers and Costs -- Aetiology of Ventral Hernia -- Problems with Ventral Hernia Research -- Overcoming These Challenges -- Complex Ventral Hernia |
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Conclusions -- References -- 3. Prevention is Better than Cure -- Introduction -- Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia Formation -- Choice of Incision -- Suture Choices -- Closure Techniques -- Mesh Insertion -- Abdominal Binder Use Post-Operatively -- European Hernia Surgery Guidelines -- Conclusions -- References -- 4. Evidence for Mesh Use -- Introduction -- Historical Perspectives -- Meshes -- Evidence for Mesh Use -- Conclusions -- References -- 5. Assessment and Perioperative Management -- Introduction -- Pre-operative Assessment of Physiological Status -- Pre-operative Risk Reduction |
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Intra-operative Anaesthetic Considerations -- Conclusions -- References -- 6. Additional Pre-operative Considerations and Techniques -- Introduction -- Consent -- Multidisciplinary Meeting -- Mesh Infection -- Technical Adjuncts -- References -- 7. The Open Abdomen -- Introduction -- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome -- Indications for an Open Abdomen -- Management of the Open Abdomen -- Long-Term Outcomes -- Conclusions -- References -- Part 2: Surgical techniques -- 8. Rives-Stoppa Repair and Peritoneal Flap Hernioplasty -- Introduction -- Pre-operative Considerations |
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Technique of Rives-Stoppa Repair -- Intraoperative Pitfalls -- Evidence for the Rives-Stoppa Repair -- Peritoneal Flap Repair -- References -- 9. Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair -- Introduction -- Pre-operative Considerations -- Technique -- Intra-operative Pitfalls -- Post-operative Course and Complications -- Variations in Technique -- Outcomes after Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair -- Conclusions -- References -- 10. Anterior Component Separation -- Introduction -- Pre-operative Considerations -- Operative Technique -- Outcomes -- Conclusion -- References |
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11. Endoscopic Component Separation -- Introduction -- Operative Technique -- Indications and Limitations -- Outcomes -- Conclusions -- References -- 12. Posterior Component Separation -- Introduction -- Pre-operative Considerations -- Operative Technique -- Outcomes -- Conclusions -- References -- Part 3: Special situations -- 13. Soft Tissue Management -- Introduction -- Basic Science -- Patient Selection -- Single Surgeon Approaches -- Dual Surgeon Approach -- Skin Grafts and Laparostomy Wounds -- Conclusions -- References -- 14. Management of Enterocutaneous Fistula -- Introduction |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Slade, Dominic
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| ISBN |
9781498739481 |
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1498739482 |
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