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Symptomatic Abdominal Wall Hernias

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Surgical repair of different types of hernia is the most common general surgical procedure. More than 20 million patients worldwide undergo hernia repair each year [1]. As the world population grows, there is continuous increase in absolute number of hernias which should be repaired. Also as the world population grows, it is obvious that there are more and more pregnant women throughout the world. Therefore, there will be more pregnant women with hernias presenting in elective or emergent settings. Minimization of this increase would probably be due to more widespread use of laparoscopy which in turn lowers the incidence of postoperative hernias. During pregnancy, uterine distension raises intra-abdominal pressure making some abdominal wall hernias visible. These hernias are rare and are mostly reported as case reports. This chapter describes the most common abdominal wall hernias during pregnancy with indications for elective and emergency operations. Abdominal wall hernias in pregnancy include surgical and gynecologic aspects of the disease and should be evaluated and treated by an abdominal surgeon and gynecologist in collaboration.

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Augustin, G. (2014). Symptomatic Abdominal Wall Hernias. In: Acute Abdomen During Pregnancy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05422-3_5

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