Download or read book Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, An Issue of Surgical Clinics written by Michael J. Rosen and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important review on abdominal wall reconstruction for the general surgeon! Topics will include preoperative optimization of a ventral hernia patient, prevention of incisional hernias, laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, open ventral hernia repair, atypical hernias, epigastric and umbilical hernias, parastomal hernia repair, flap reconstruction, synthetic mesh, clinical outcomes of biologic mesh, pediatric hernias, takedown of enterocutaneous fistula, a review of laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia, and more!