Ventral hernia repair with concomitant soft tissue excision improves satisfaction without increased costs

PURPOSE: Soft tissue management following ventral hernia repair (VHR) may impact wound complications and hernia recurrence. Rationales for soft tissue excision (STE) include ischemia, redundancy, potential space reduction, and cosmesis. This study evaluates outcomes among patients undergoing VHR wit...

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Published in:	International Journal of Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery
Main Authors:	Jacob Christopher Hubbuch, Margaret A Plymale, Daniel L Davenport, Trevor N Farmer, Seth D Walsh-Blackmore, Jordan Hess, Crystal Totten, John Scott Roth
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Subjects:	panniculectomy patient satisfaction quality of life soft tissue excision surgical outcomes ventral hernia repair
Online Access:	http://www.herniasurgeryjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8736;year=2021;volume=4;issue=4;spage=202;epage=210;aulast=Hubbuch