A systematic review on surgical treatment of primary epigastric hernias.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this systematic review, we evaluated all literature reporting on the surgical treatment of primary epigastric hernias, primarily focusing on studies comparing laparoscopic and open repair, and mesh reinforcement and suture repair.

Methods

A literature search was conducted in Embase.com, PubMed and the Cochrane Library up to 24 April 2019. This review explicitly excluded literature on incisional hernias, ventral hernias not otherwise specified, and isolated (para)umbilical hernias. Primary outcome measures of interest were early and late postoperative complications.

Results

We obtained a total of 8516 articles and after a strict selection only seven retrospective studies and one randomised controlled trial (RCT) on treatment of primary epigastric hernia we

SUBMITTER: Blonk L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6838029 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature