The SAGES Manual of Hernia Repair

Establishing a Hernia Program and Follow-up Regimen: A Complex Systems Design for Care and Improvement.- Prosthetic Choice in Open Inguinal Hernia Repair.- Prosthetic Choice in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.- Technique: Lichtenstein.- Technique: Plug and Patch.- Technique: Laparoscopic TEP.- Technique: Laparoscopic TAPP and IPOM.- Strangulated Inguinal Hernia.- Femoral Hernia.- Results of Laparoscopic Repair of Inguinal Hernia.- Outcomes After Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair.- Cord Structure Complications in Inguinal Hernia Surgery.- Iintraoperative Complications During Laparoscopic Hernia Repair.- Urinary Retention after Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.- Recurrent Inguinal Hernia: The Best Approach.- Athletic Groin Pain and Sports Hernia.- TAPP vs. TEP.- Fixation versus No Fixation in Laparoscopic TEP and TAPP.- Laparoscopic vs. Open Repair for the Uncomplicated Unilateral Inguinal Hernia.- Polyester, Polypropylene, ePTFE for Inguinal Hernias: Does it Really Matter?.- Evolution of Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair.- Tissue Ingrowth: The Mesh-Tissue Interface--What Do We Know So Far?.- Patient Co-morbidities Complicating a Hernia Repair: The Preoperative Workup and Postoperative Planning.- What Is a Complex Abdominal Wall?.- Synthetic Prosthetic Choices in Ventral Hernia Repair.- Biologic Prosthetics: What Are They and How Do They Interact with the Body?.- Open Component Separation for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.- Endoscopic Component Separation.- Technique: Laparoscopic Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair.- Loss of Abdominal Domain.- Drains, Pain Pumps, and Abdominal Binders.- Skin Necrosis After Open Component Separation: Prevention and Management.- Recurrent Incisional Hernia Repair.- Chronic Mesh Infections.- Adhesions After Lap Ventral: Do They Matter?.- Chronic Pain After Ventral Hernia Repair.- Enterotomy During Hernia Repair.- Chronic Seroma.- Bridging versus Closing the Defect during Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair.- Bridging Versus Closing the Defect during Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: It's OK to Bridge.- The Bariatric Patient with a Complex Ventral Hernia.- Open versus Endoscopic Component Separation: How to Choose One or the Other.- Absorbable Fixation Materials: A Critical Appraisal.- Biologic Mesh: When and Why: A Critical Appraisal.- Parastomal Hernia Repair: Latest Updates.- Repair of Paraesophageal Hernia.- Challenging Hernia Locations - Flank hernias.- Challenging Hernia Locations: Suprapubic and Subxiphoid.- Hernias in the Pediatric Population.- Spigelian Hernias: Diagnosis and Treatment.- Hernia, Mesh, and Gynecology Procedures.