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  • Title: Incisional hernia and fascial defect following laparoscopic surgery.
    Author: Coda A, Bossotti M, Ferri F, Mattio R, Ramellini G, Poma A, Quaglino F, Filippa C, Bona A.
    Journal: Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech; 1999 Oct; 9(5):348-52. PubMed ID: 10803397.
    Abstract:
    Complications involving the abdominal wall, particularly incisional hernias, were not expected when laparoscopic procedures were first introduced. With the increasing number of laparoscopies in abdominal surgery, more incisional hernias are observed. The authors report 13 cases of umbilical incisional hernia, which occurred late after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and one case of omental procidentia through a lateral port, which occurred early after laparoscopic hernia repair with the transabdominal preperitoneal technique. There are 4 men and 10 women (mean age, 59.8 years; range, 40-74 years). Between March 1991 and December 1997, a total of 1,287 patients underwent laparoscopic operations at the Surgical Department of the Gradenigo Hospital in Turin, Italy. Incisional hernia incidence is 1%. Risk factors, such as chronic bronchitis or weight increase, which give rise to endoabdominal pressure, are present in some cases. Malnutrition may have a major role in many cases. Calculi larger than 15 mm are also seen frequently. Postlaparoscopy incisional hernia is generally a minor complication--only once did its occurrence cause a strangulated hernia. All precautions, including fascial suturing, must be taken to reduce the 1% incidence of postoperative incisional hernias.
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