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Ventral Hernia Repair in the Morbidly Obese

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Ventral hernias either spontaneous or incisional and both primary and recurrent are more prevalent in the morbidly obese population. Patients coming for bariatric consultations hence often have hernias or history of hernia repairs being performed. Datta et al. reported that 8 % of patients who presented for a gastric bypass procedure had a ventral hernia [1].

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  1. Bariatric Division, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery and Minimal Access Surgery Unit, GEM Hospital and Research Centre, Coimbatore, India

    Rachel Maria Gomes MS, FMAS & Praveen Raj Palanivelu MS, DNB, DNB (SGE), FALS, FMAS

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Gomes, R.M., Palanivelu, P.R. (2017). Ventral Hernia Repair in the Morbidly Obese. In: Kumar, S., Gomes, R. (eds) Bariatric Surgical Practice Guide. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2705-5_13

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