Hernia Repair: Current Advances and Challenges
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 285
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Interests: colo-rectal surgery; CRS plus HIPEC; peritoneal surface malignancy; ICG fluorescence; HPB surgery
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Dear Colleagues,
Inguinal and abdominal wall hernia surgery is among the most frequently performed surgical procedures by general surgeons in both elective and emergency settings, with a sustained drive for innovation.
Repair strategies (TAPP, TREPP, TEP, IPOM, TARUP, and component separation) have received a major boost from the introduction of both new types of prostheses and the use of the laparoscopic approach and, more recently, robotic platforms.
Over the last 15 years, the ability to use botulinum toxin in prehabilitation has made it possible to simplify the reconstruction of very large hernias.
Strategies for situations that cause a high risk of developing an incisional hernia (morbid obesity; closure of ostomies; repeated surgeries; extensive parietal peritonectomies either associated or not associated with intraperitoneal chemotherapy—HIPEC, EPIC, etc.) have also been implemented.
In this Special Issue, studies are welcome focusing on the above but also topics related to the use of AI to identify anatomical landmarks in minimally invasive approaches; techniques for the treatment of complex abdominal hernias; the treatment of peristomal hernias and uncommon hernias (Spigelian, etc.); the treatment of prosthetic infections; and strategies to be applied, particularly in emergencies, when the surgical field is not ideal for a mesh repair.
We welcome original articles on pre-clinical and clinical research, as well as systematic reviews, cohort studies, and case reports adhering to the aforementioned themes.
Dr. Fabrizio D'Acapito
Guest Editor
Dr. Daniela Di Pietrantonio
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- hernia mesh repair
- TAPP
- IPOM
- TARUP
- component separation
- artificial intelligence
- robotic surgery
- laparoscopy
- mesh infection
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