Incisional hernias (IH), also known as postoperative hernias, are long-term complications of surgical incisions. They are defined as a protrusion of tissue or viscera through a previously weakened area of the abdominal wall, at the site of a surgical scar. IH are frequent complications of abdominal surgeries and occur in 2–35% of patients undergoing laparotomies, even 5 years after the procedure.

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Incisional Hernias

  • Maria de Lourdes Pessole Biondo-Simões,
  • Rachel Biondo-Simões,
  • Maria Jose Donado Jiménez,
  • Simone Santoro Angelo Zaragoza,
  • Adonis Nasr,
  • Phillipe Abreu

摘要

Incisional hernias (IH), also known as postoperative hernias, are long-term complications of surgical incisions. They are defined as a protrusion of tissue or viscera through a previously weakened area of the abdominal wall, at the site of a surgical scar. IH are frequent complications of abdominal surgeries and occur in 2–35% of patients undergoing laparotomies, even 5 years after the procedure.