Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Video surgery - Salvador Morales-Conde at ESCP Sorrento 2010

Free paper - Peter Christensen at ESCP Belgrade 2013

Convenor - Robin Phillips (UK) at Tripartite Colorectal Meeting 2014

Educational session - Bruce Tulloh at ESCP Dublin 2015

Oral Poster (Miscellaneous and Neoplasia) - Fleur de Vries at ESCP Dublin 2015

New Trials Forum - Rhiannon Harries at ESCP Dublin 2015

International Trials Results Forum - Peer Wille-Jorgensen at ESCP Dublin 2015

Educational session - Neil Smart at ESCP Milan 2016

Educational session - Marja A. Boermeester at ESCP Milan 2016

Incisional hernia following abdominal surgery is a common complication with a multifactorial etiology and has been defined as “any abdominal wall gap with or without bulge in the area of a postoperative scar perceptible or palpable by clinical examination or imaging.” This broad definition encompasses a range of hernia defect sizes, patients, and clinical situations. Consequently, the differentiation between incisional hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction is vague. This chapter covers the perioperative management of patients with incisional herniae, operative strategies for hernia repair, and choice of mesh. Adjuncts for tissue expansion and the management of excess adipose tissue in the most complex cases are also reviewed. No single hernia repair technique is suitable for all patients, and tailored approaches are advocated. Preoperative patient optimization in terms of diabetic control, smoking cessation, and obesity management are associated with significant improvements in recurrence and complication rates and should be considered the most important determinants of a good outcome.

Symposium - Julia Hardt (Germany) at ESCP Nice 2018

Symposium - Neil Smart (UK) at ESCP Nice 2018

Symposium - David A. Margolin (USA) at ESCP Nice 2018

International Trials Results Forum - Jared Torkington (UK) with expert commentary from Jan Lambrecht (Norway) at ESCP Vienna 2019

International Trials Results Forum - Michel Prudhomme (France) with Expert commentary from Ian Daniels (UK) at ESCP Vienna 2019

Educational session - Ian Daniels (UK) at ESCP Vienna 2019

Big debate - Philipp Kirchhoff (Switzerland) at ESCP Barcelona 2021

Big debate - Neil Smart (UK) at ESCP Barcelona 2021

New trials forum - Gabrielle van Ramshorst (The Netherlands) at ESCP Barcelona 2021

Cohorts and Audits Symposium - Neil Smart (UK) at ESCP Dublin 2022

Cohorts and Audits Symposium - Sue Blackwell (UK) at ESCP Dublin 2022

Cohorts and Audits Symposium - Gabrielle Van Ramshorst (Belgium) at ESCP Dublin 2022

Cohorts and Audits Symposium - Thomas Pinkney (UK) at ESCP Dublin 2022

Global symposium - Gabrielle Van Ramshorst (Belgium), Sue Blackwell (UK) and Thomas Pinkney (UK) at ESCP Dublin 2022

Guidelines updates session - Stavros Antoniou (Greece) at ESCP Vilnius 2023

New trials forum - Laurie Smith (United Kingdom) at ESCP Vilnius 2023

Global Symposium - Gabrielle van Ramshorst (The Netherlands) at ESCP Vilnius 2023

Global Symposium - Alaa El-Hussuna (Denmark) at ESCP Vilnius 2023

Global Symposium - Ana Maria Minaya-Bravo (Spain) at ESCP Vilnius 2023

Ania Przedlacka at ESCP Vilnius 2023