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Published in: Obesity Surgery 5/2012

01-05-2012 | New Concepts

Concomitant Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair and Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center

Authors: P. Praveen Raj, P. Senthilnathan, R. Kumaravel, S. Rajpandian, P. S. Rajan, N. Anand Vijay, C. Palanivelu

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 5/2012

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Abstract

Objective

To analyze the safety in combing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with a mesh and bariatric surgery.

Background

Obesity is one of the important precipitating factors for primary and recurrent ventral hernias (incisional and umbilical) and it is not uncommon to find these hernias in patients opting for obesity surgery. But, with no consensus or recommendation and concern of mesh infection, surgeons fear in combining these procedures, especially Roux en Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy.

Methods

In this study, we have retrospectively analyzed all patients who underwent concomitant bariatric procedure and mesh repair for ventral hernia at our institute.

Results

A total of 36 out of 765 patients operated at our institute between 2003 and 2011 had concomitant procedures. Eleven patients had Roux en Y gastric bypass (group I) and remaining 25 had sleeve gastrectomy (group II) performed on them. The operating times were 149 min(120–210 min) in group I and 122 min (90–220min) in group II. No immediate complications or any incidence of mesh infection or recurrence in either of the groups.

Conclusion

Concomitant mesh repair for ventral hernias can be safely combined with bariatric procedures like Roux en Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. But, for beginners, these should be done only in selected cases after fully informed consent from the patients.
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Metadata
Title
Concomitant Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair and Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center
Authors
P. Praveen Raj
P. Senthilnathan
R. Kumaravel
S. Rajpandian
P. S. Rajan
N. Anand Vijay
C. Palanivelu
Publication date
01-05-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-012-0614-3

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