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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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Incisional hernia: Risk factors, incidence, pathogenesis, prevention and complications
Ismat M Mutwali
Faculty of Medicine, Medical and Health Education Development Centre, Alzaeim Alazhari University, Khartoum, Bahri, Sudan
Correspondence Address:
Ismat M Mutwali
Alzaeim Alazhari University, P O Box 1432, Khartoum, Bahri 13311
Sudan
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DOI: 10.4103/1858-5000.146580 
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Incisional hernia (IH) is one the most common postoperative complications of abdominal surgery. Its incidence remains high in spite of the great improvement in the techniques and suture materials used for closing the abdominal wall incisions. Many procedures and techniques were described for preventing and repairing IH, but up to date there is a lack of consensus regarding the best approach for preventing and repairing it. The aim of the present article is to review the risk factors, incidence, pathogenesis, prevention and complication of IH. A database search was performed using a combination of the search terms: IH, risk factors, incidence, pathogenesis, prevention, and complications. Some of the relevant reference lists were search manually to obtain more relevant literature. |
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