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Fafaj A, de Figueiredo SMP, Rosen MJ, Petro CC. Preoperative optimization in hernia surgery: are we really helping or are we just stalling? Hernia 2024:10.1007/s10029-024-02962-9. [PMID: 38578363 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-024-02962-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Managing patients with abdominal wall hernias and multiple comorbidities can be challenging because these patients are at increased risk for postoperative complications. Preoperative optimization has been used to identify and intervene upon modifiable risk factors to improve hernia repair outcomes, however, waiting to achieve optimization may cause unnecessary delays. METHODS We describe our approach to preoperative optimization in hernia and we review the current evidence for preoperative optimization. CONCLUSION Modifying risk factors before undergoing elective hernia repair can improve the overall health of patients with multiple comorbidities. However, when considering the hernia-specific data, prolonging waiting times for patients to achieve full optimization is not justified. Surgeons should take a nuanced approach to balance achieving patient optimization without unnecessarily delaying surgical care.
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- A Fafaj
- Center for Abdominal Core Health, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Center for Abdominal Core Health, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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Malaussena Z, Mhaskar R, Richmond N, Diab ARF, Sujka J, DuCoin C, Docimo S. Hernia repair in the bariatric patient: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2024; 20:184-201. [PMID: 37973424 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Repair options for ventral hernias in bariatric patients include performing a staged approach in which bariatric surgery is performed before definitive hernia repair (BS-first), a staged approach in which hernia repair is performed before bariatric surgery (HR-first), or a concomitant approach. OBJECTIVES This meta-analysis aims to determine which surgical approach is best for bariatric patients with hernias. SETTING PubMed, CENTRAL, and Embase databases. METHODS A comprehensive search was performed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to screen for all studies that focused on outcomes of patients who underwent both hernia repair and bariatric surgery, either simultaneously or separately. Exclusion criteria included hiatal and inguinal hernia studies, case reports, and case series. RESULTS 27 studies fit our inclusion criteria after identifying 1584 studies initially. Seven comparative studies were included, enrolling 8548 staged patients (6458 BS-first) and 3528 concomitant patients. A total of 7 single-arm staged studies and 13 single-arm concomitant studies were also included. Data on hernia recurrence, mesh infection, reoperation, surgical site infections, seroma, bowel complications, and mortality were abstracted. The concomitant approach was associated with decreased odds of experiencing surgical site infections, reoperation, and seromas. The staged approach (BS-first) was associated with decreased odds of mesh infection. The single-arm studies suggest a lower incidence of hernia recurrence in a staged BS-first approach than in a concomitant approach. CONCLUSIONS The data suggest a concomitant approach is appropriate for hernias that the surgeon feels do not require mesh, while the staged (BS-first) approach is more appropriate if the hernia requires mesh placement.
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- Zachary Malaussena
- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida.
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- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; Department of Medical Education, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; Department of Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; Department of Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; Department of Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; Department of Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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Young MC, Bhandarkar AR, Portela RC, Jarrah R, Bydon M, Clapp B, Kumar A, Ghanem OM. Bariatric surgery reduces odds of perioperative complications after inpatient hysterectomy: Analysis from a national database, 2016 to 2018. Surgery 2023; 174:766-773. [PMID: 37516562 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increased body mass index is a known risk factor for increased adverse events post-hysterectomy. The effects of previous bariatric surgery on outcomes after inpatient hysterectomy are not well elucidated. METHODS The 2016 to 2018 National Inpatient Sample was queried for patients who underwent hysterectomy using International Classification of Disease 10 Procedure Codes before a matched analysis was performed to neutralize the potential confounding effects of comorbidities, body mass index, and age. Patients were divided into the following 2 groups: a case group (those with a history of bariatric surgery) and a control group (those without a history of bariatric surgery). Patients in the respective groups were matched 1:2 by age, Elixhauser comorbidity score, and body mass index at the time of surgery to analyze the risk of complications and mean length of stay. RESULTS When 1:2 case-control matching was performed, women with a history of bariatric surgery (N = 595) had significantly fewer complications and decreased mean length of stay than the non-bariatric group (N = 1,190), even after controlling for body mass index at the time of hysterectomy. CONCLUSIONS When matched for age, body mass index, and comorbidity score, patients with previous bariatric surgery had fewer complications and shorter lengths of stay than patients without a history of bariatric surgery. Women with a body mass index ≥40 kg/m2 requiring non-urgent hysterectomy may benefit from undergoing bariatric surgery first.
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- Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, MN
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- Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, MN
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- Mayo Clinic Department of Neurosurgery, Rochester, MN
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- Texas Tech University Department of Surgery, El Paso, TX
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- Mayo Clinic Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rochester, MN
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Ghanem OM, Orenstein S, Lloyd SJA, Andalib A, Race A, Burt HA, Husain F, Goldblatt M, Kroh M. Management of abdominal wall hernias in patients with severe obesity. Surg Endosc 2023; 37:6619-6626. [PMID: 37488442 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10312-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Obesity is a risk factor for abdominal wall hernia development and hernia recurrence. The management of these two pathologies is complex and often entwined. Bariatric and ventral hernia surgery require careful consideration of physiologic and technical components for optimal outcomes. In this review, a multidisciplinary group of Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons' bariatric and hernia surgeons present the various weight loss modalities available for the pre-operative optimization of patients with severe obesity and concurrent hernias. The group also details the technical aspects of managing abdominal wall defects during weight loss procedures and suggests the optimal timing of definitive hernia repair after bariatric surgery. Since level one evidence is not available on some of the topics covered by this review, expert opinion was implemented in some instances. Additional high-quality research in this area will allow for better recommendations and therefore treatment strategies for these complex patients.
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- Omar M Ghanem
- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Amiki M, Ishiyama Y, Mochizuki I, Narita K, Goto M, Sekikawa K. Ventral hernia repair with enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal technique after a massive weight loss by laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Surg Case Rep 2023; 9:27. [PMID: 36807016 PMCID: PMC9939563 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-023-01610-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ventral hernia repair (VHR) for obese patients is often associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications and hernia recurrences. Achieving preoperative weight loss is ideal before VHR; however, it is difficult to attain with medical treatment. Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) offers the most effective and durable treatment for obesity. Therefore, massive weight loss occurring after MBS will improve the outcome of VHR. CASE PRESENTATION A 49-year-old man (122.9 kg, BMI 39.1 kg/m2) presented to our hospital wishing to undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and VHR. Physical examination revealed a tennis ball-sized lower midline defect. Computed tomography (CT) scans revealed a hernia orifice 5 cm in width and 10 cm in height. As the hernia orifice was large, mesh reinforcement was essential. We planned for him to undergo VHR after massive weight loss was achieved by MBS. VHR was performed using the enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) technique after weight loss of 38 kg was achieved 9 months following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. His postoperative course was uneventful, and neither recurrence nor seroma was observed at 1 year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS eTEP repair of a ventral hernia after massive weight loss following MBS would appear to be the best combination treatment for obese patients with ventral hernias. However, long-term follow-up is necessary to establish its safety and efficacy.
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- Manabu Amiki
- Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, 31-27 Omiya-Cho, Saiwai-Ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, 212-0014, Japan.
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- Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, 31-27 Omiya-Cho, Saiwai-Ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 212-0014 Japan
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- Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, 31-27 Omiya-Cho, Saiwai-Ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 212-0014 Japan
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- Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, 31-27 Omiya-Cho, Saiwai-Ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 212-0014 Japan
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- Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, 31-27 Omiya-Cho, Saiwai-Ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 212-0014 Japan
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- Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, 31-27 Omiya-Cho, Saiwai-Ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 212-0014 Japan
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Keshvedinova AA, Smirnov AV, Stankevich VR, Sharobaro VI, Ivanov YV. [Treatment of ventral hernias in patients with morbid obesity]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2023:95-102. [PMID: 37707338 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia202309195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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The review is devoted to the treatment of ventral hernias in patients with morbid obesity. This issue is important due to significant number of such patients and no unambiguous clinical recommendations. The advantages of simultaneous surgery (with bariatric intervention) are obvious, i.e. lower risk of postoperative hernia incarceration and no need for re-hospitalization with another intervention. High risk of bariatric population makes it necessary to minimize surgery time and surgical trauma. A staged approach with reducing body weight surgically or conservatively before hernia repair is often chosen. Hernia repair should be performed using laparoscopic or robotic techniques with obligatory use of mesh implants. Panniculectomy or abdominoplasty as the main surgery is a valid option. Currently, it is necessary to develop clear criteria for selecting patients with morbid obesity for staged and simultaneous treatment of ventral hernias.
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- A A Keshvedinova
- Federal Research and Clinical Center for Specialized Types of Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Center for Specialized Types of Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Center for Specialized Types of Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research and Clinical Center for Specialized Types of Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Moscow, Russia
- Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia
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Li Z, Xia L, Li X, Guan Y, He H, Jin L. Body mass index and the risk of abdominal hernia: a Mendelian randomization study. Hernia 2022; 27:423-429. [PMID: 36441335 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-022-02703-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Abdominal hernia (AH) is one of the most common clinical diseases. A large number of observational studies have found that obesity is an important risk factor for AH. However, the causal relationship between obesity and AH cannot be determined because of the clinical studies on AH induced by obesity are relatively few and only have some small- or medium-scale observational studies. Observational studies have so many confounding factors and reverse causality due to their shortcomings. From an evidence-based medicine perspective, they are not sufficiently convincing. Therefore, there is still a lack of high-quality, evidence-based medical evidence supporting a causal relationship between obesity and AH. A causal relationship between obesity and AH is also almost impossible to confirm by randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Our study based on Mendelian randomization (MR) may provide a higher level of evidence-based medical support for the relationship between obesity and AH. Body mass index (BMI) is the most common measure used for defining obesity. Finally, we employed two-sample Mendelian randomization (TSMR) to explore the causal relationship between BMI and AH. METHODS AH-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) data were obtained from the FinnGen Biobank (FB), and BMI-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) data were obtained from the UK Biobank (UKB). Genetic loci are used as instrumental variables (IVs), methods such as inverse variance weighted (IVW) were used for two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis, and the odds ratio (OR) value was used to evaluate the causal relationship between BMI and AH. RESULTS The results of the horizontal pleiotropy test were calculated by Egger-intercept method: p = 0.34 > 0.05. The Cochran Q test of MR-Egger method and IVW method showed heterogeneity P = 0.03 < 0.05, so the IVW random effect model was used as the gold standard. We found a genetically determined 1-standard deviation (SD) increment of BMI causally increased a 66.0% risk of AH (N = 371 SNPs, OR = 1.66, 95% CI 1.46-1.89, p = 1.55E-14) based on the IVW random effect model which was almost consistent with the results of other seven methods. CONCLUSIONS Our MR found genetic evidence for BMI and AH. The risk of developing AH increases with the number of BMI. This finding provides further evidence that maintaining a healthy BMI can prevent the development of AH. In addition, clinicians may need to focus on the potential risk of AH on some high-BMI patients.
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- Z Li
- School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, 671000, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, 671000, China
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- College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710000, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Dali, 671000, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Dali, 671000, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Dali, 671000, China.
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Jensen KK, East B, Jisova B, Cano ML, Cavallaro G, Jørgensen LN, Rodrigues V, Stabilini C, Wouters D, Berrevoet F. The European Hernia Society Prehabilitation Project: a systematic review of patient prehabilitation prior to ventral hernia surgery. Hernia 2022; 26:715-726. [PMID: 35212807 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-022-02573-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ventral hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures worldwide. To reduce the risk of complications, patient prehabilitation has received increasing focus in recent years. To assess prehabilitation measures, this European Hernia Society endorsed project was launched. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the current literature on patient prehabilitation prior to ventral hernia repair. METHODS The strategies examined were optimization of renal disease, obesity, nutrition, physical exercise, COPD, diabetes and smoking cessation. For each topic, a separate literature search was conducted, allowing for seven different sub-reviews. RESULTS A limited amount of well-conducted research studies evaluating prehabilitation prior to ventral hernia surgery was found. The primary findings showed that smoking cessation and weight loss for obese patients led to reduced risks of complications after abdominal wall reconstruction. CONCLUSION Prehabilitation prior to ventral hernia repair may be widely used; however, the literature supporting its use is limited. Future studies evaluating the impact of prehabilitation before ventral hernia surgery are warranted.
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- K K Jensen
- Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400, Copenhagen, NV, Denmark.
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- 3rd Department of Surgery and 1st Medical Faculty of Charles University, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- 3rd Department of Surgery and 1st Medical Faculty of Charles University, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Abdominal Wall Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery "P. Valdoni", Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400, Copenhagen, NV, Denmark
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- Abdominal Wall Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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- Department for General and HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department for General and HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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