"Hernia, Ventral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hernia caused by weakness of the anterior ABDOMINAL WALL due to midline defects, previous incisions, or increased intra-abdominal pressure. Ventral hernias include UMBILICAL HERNIA, incisional, epigastric, and spigelian hernias.
| Descriptor ID |
D006555
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.707.374.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Hernia, Ventral- Hernia, Ventral
- Hernias, Ventral
- Ventral Hernias
- Ventral Hernia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hernia, Ventral" by people in Profiles.
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Successful non-operative management of intraabdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome after complex ventral hernia repair: a case series. Am J Surg. 2018 10; 216(4):819-823.
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Outcomes in complex ventral hernia repair with anterior component separation in class III obesity patients. Am J Surg. 2018 Mar; 215(3):458-461.
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The effect of tobacco use on outcomes of laparoscopic and open ventral hernia repairs: a review of the NSQIP dataset. Surg Endosc. 2017 06; 31(6):2661-2666.
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The utilization of laparoscopy in ventral hernia repair: an update of outcomes analysis using ACS-NSQIP data. Surg Endosc. 2015 May; 29(5):1099-104.
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Strangulated ileostomy evisceration following lateralizing mesh repair of parastomal hernia. Hernia. 2016 Apr; 20(2):327-30.
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Outcomes of a prospective multi-center trial of a second-generation composite mesh for open ventral hernia repair. Hernia. 2014 Feb; 18(1):81-9.
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Abdominal wall reconstruction: a case series of ventral hernia repair using the component separation technique with biologic mesh. Am J Surg. 2013 Mar; 205(3):322-7; discussion 327-8.
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A novel approach to extraction of incarcerated omentum and mesh insertion in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2008 Mar; 22(3):798-801.
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Open, intraperitoneal, ventral hernia repair: lessons learned from laparoscopy. Arch Surg. 2006 Mar; 141(3):304-6.
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Incisional hernia repair. Surg Clin North Am. 2003 Oct; 83(5):1223-34.