Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) in morbidly obese patients

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) in morbidly obese patients

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate our experience with LVHR in morbidly obese patients (BMI > 40) and to compare their outcomes to those of patients with lower BMI. Methods Data on adult (>18 years old) patients who underwent LVHR with mesh over the last 13 years performed by four...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery 2008-06, Vol.12 (3), p.233-238
Hauptverfasser: Tsereteli, Z., Pryor, B. A., Heniford, B. T., Park, A., Voeller, G., Ramshaw, B. J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdominal Surgery
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Female
Hernia, Ventral - surgery
Humans
Laparoscopy - methods
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Obesity, Morbid - complications
Original Article
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Statistics, Nonparametric
Surgical Mesh
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate our experience with LVHR in morbidly obese patients (BMI > 40) and to compare their outcomes to those of patients with lower BMI. Methods Data on adult (>18 years old) patients who underwent LVHR with mesh over the last 13 years performed by four experienced surgeons were collected retrospectively and from a previously collected database. Of the 1,071 patients, 901 had completed LVHR and were available for follow-up. One hundred and thirty-four patients (group A) met BMI criteria for morbid obesity (≥40, mean 46), 767 patients had BMI 
ISSN:1265-4906
1248-9204
DOI:10.1007/s10029-007-0310-8