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Patient selection and pre-habilitation play an important role prior to any abdominal wall reconstruction. Once a patient meets criteria for reconstruction, the hernia defect size can be used to help guide decision-making. Here we provide a clinical algorithm for the repair of small defects (8–10 cm), medium defects (10–20 cm), and large defects (>20 cm). These recommendations, when combined with surgeon training and preference, provide an evidence-based approach to abdominal wall reconstruction.
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Doble, J.A., Pauli, E.M. (2019). Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. In: Docimo Jr., S., Pauli, E. (eds) Clinical Algorithms in General Surgery . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98497-1_196
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