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European Hernia Society guidelines on the closure of abdominal wall incisions

F. Muysoms, S. Antoniou, K. Bury, G. Campanelli, J. Conze, D. Cuccurullo, A. C. Beaux, E. Deerenberg, B. East, R. Fortelny, J. Gillion, N. Henriksen, L. Israelsson, A. Jairam, A. Janes, J. Jeekel, M. López-Cano, M. Miserez, S. Morales-Conde, D. Sanders, M. Simons, M. Śmietański, L. Venclauskas, F. Berrevoet

2015.1.25Hernia

DOI: 10.1007/s10029-014-1342-5

tlooto Summary

Recommendations to decrease the incidence of incisional hernias it is strongly recommended to utilise a non-midline approach to a laparotomy whenever possible and to perform a continuous suturing technique and to avoid the use of rapidly absorbable sutures.

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MUYSOMS, F., et al. European hernia society guidelines on the closure of abdominal wall incisions. Hernia, 2015, 19: 1–24.