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Review
. 2009 Aug;13(4):407-14.
doi: 10.1007/s10029-009-0518-x. Epub 2009 Jun 3.

Classification of primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias

F E Muysoms  1 , M Miserez, F Berrevoet, G Campanelli, G G Champault, E Chelala, U A Dietz, H H Eker, I El Nakadi, P Hauters, M Hidalgo Pascual, A Hoeferlin, U Klinge, A Montgomery, R K J Simmermacher, M P Simons, M Smietański, C Sommeling, T Tollens, T Vierendeels, A Kingsnorth
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Review

Classification of primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias

F E Muysoms et al. Hernia. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

Purpose: A classification for primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias is needed to allow comparison of publications and future studies on these hernias. It is important to know whether the populations described in different studies are comparable.

Methods: Several members of the EHS board and some invitees gathered for 2 days to discuss the development of an EHS classification for primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias.

Results: To distinguish primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias, a separate classification based on localisation and size as the major risk factors was proposed. Further data are needed to define the optimal size variable for classification of incisional hernias in order to distinguish subgroups with differences in outcome.

Conclusions: A classification for primary abdominal wall hernias and a division into subgroups for incisional abdominal wall hernias, concerning the localisation of the hernia, was formulated.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
To classify midline incisional hernias between the two lateral margins of the rectus muscle sheaths, five zones were defined
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
To classify lateral incisional hernias, four zones lateral of the rectus muscle sheaths were defined
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Definition of the width and the length of incisional hernias for single hernia defects and multiple hernia defects
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