Management of Patients with Hernia or Incisional Hernia Undergoing Surgery for Morbid Obesity

• Main Authors: Ramon Vilallonga (Author), José Manuel Fort (Author), Oscar Gonzalez (Author), Juan Antonio Baena (Author), Albert Lecube (Author), Manuel Armengol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Morbidly obese patients (MOPs) are predisposed to developing abdominal wall hernias with the potential complication of small bowel obstruction and other morbidity. We report our experience in treating morbidly obese patients. Hernia prophylaxis has been attempted as a means of decreasing the incisio...