Ventral Hernia

Posted On 2019-02-25 10:39:26

Guest Editors:

Davide Lomanto, MD, PhD, FAMS (Surg) (Left)
Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

Anil Sharma, MS, FICS, FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Eng) (Right)
Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Healthcare Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India

The focused issue on “Ventral Hernia”, guest edited by Drs. Davide Lomanto and Anil Sharma, aims to provide comprehensive surgical techniques and discussion concerning the ventral hernia to specialists all around the world, which we hope will also be beneficial to the growth of young surgeons and also for the benefit of patients.

Preface
Update in ventral hernia surgery
Davide Lomanto, Anil Sharma

Review Article 
Mesh technology—an update
Hrishikesh Salgaonkar, Davide Lomanto

Umbilical hernia: when and how
Raquel A. Maia, Hrishikesh P. Salgaonkar, Davide Lomanto, Lynette Loo

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: extraperitoneal repair
Muddassir Shahdhar, Anil Sharma

Lateral release in the repair of large ventral hernia
Alfred Allen Buenafe, Alembert Lee-Ong

Update in parastomal hernia
Ajjana Techagumpuch, Suthep Udomsawaengsup

Robotic repair for ventral hernias
Davide Lomanto, Sajid Malik

Managing complications in laparoscopic ventral hernia
Hrishikesh Salgaonkar, Sujith Wijerathne, Davide Lomanto

Ventral hernia and obesity: is there a consensus?
Raquel Maia, Hrishikesh Salgaonkar, Davide Lomanto, Asim Shabbir


Disclosure:
The series “Ventral Hernia” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Davide Lomanto and Anil Sharma served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.