Page 8 - Prevention and Treatment of Incisional Hernia- New Techniques and Materials

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Introduction and outline of the thesis 9
Prevention and incidence of incisional hernia 21
A multicenter randomized controlled trial evaluating the 23 e ect of small stitches on the incidence of incisional hernia in midline incisions. BMC Surg 2011;11:20.
Small bites versus large bites for closure of abdominal midline 43 incisions (STITCH): a double-blind, multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Lancet 2015;368(10000): 1254-60.
The MATCH review: Meta-analysis on Materials and 61 Techniques for laparotomy closure. Submitted.
European Hernia Society guidelines on the closure of 85 abdominal wall incisions. Hernia 2015;19(1):1-24.
Parastomal hernia is an independent risk factor for incisional 127 hernia in patients with end colostomy.
Surgery 2014;155(1):178-83.
Abdominal rectus muscle atrophy and midline shift after 141 colostomy creation. Surgery 2014;155(4):696-701.
Surgical treatment of incisional hernia 155
A systematic review of the surgical treatment of large 157 incisional hernia. Hernia 2015;19(1)89-101.
Recommendations for reporting outcome results in 185 abdominal wall repair: Results of a Consensus meeting in
Palermo, Italy, 28-30 June 2012. Hernia 2013;17(4):423-33.