Relationship Between Diverticular Disease and Incisional Hernia After Elective Colectomy: a Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent genetic studies identified common mutations between diverticular disease and connective tissue disorders, some of which are associated with abdominal wall hernias. Scarce data exists, however, shedding light on the potential clinical implications of this shared etiology, particularly in the era of laparoscopic surgery.

Methods

The New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database was used to identify adult patients undergoing elective sigmoid and left hemicolectomy (open or laparoscopic) from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2016, for diverticulitis or descending/sigmoid colon cancer. The incidences of incisional hernia diagnosis and repair were compared using competing risks regression models, clustered by surgeon and adjusted for a host

SUBMITTER: Perez NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7854815 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature