Incisional Hernia
Incisional hernia surgery has witnessed an important progress over the last years, not only as far as the pathophysiological and etiopathogenetic aspects are concerned, but also from a technical point of view. Thanks to the recent findings on genetical di
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Feliciano Crovella • Giovanni Bartone • Landino Fei
Incisional Hernia
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Feliciano Crovella Department of General Surgery Cotugno Hospital Naples, Italy Giovanni Bartone Unit of Abdominal Wall Surgery Department of General and Emergency Surgery with First Aid A. Cardarelli Hospital Naples, Italy Landino Fei Unit of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Surgery School of Medicine II University of Naples, Italy The publication and the distribution of this volume have been supported by the Italian Society of Surgery Library of Congress Control Number: 2007931633 ISBN 978-88-470-0721-5 Milan Heidelberg New York e-ISBN 978-88-470-0722-2 Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springer.com © Springer-Verlag Italia 2008 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is only permitted under the provisions of the Italian Copyright Law in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable for prosecution under the Italian Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature.
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Foreword
When the Steering Committee and we chose the title Incisional Hernia for the Biennial Report, our thought was that, although the topic had been covered in numerous conferences in Italy and abroad, this was an opportunity for a review of the most important and emerging issues. The first commendation, then, is for the title. The second commendation goes to the authors, and in particular the editors, who have shown great dedication and ability in creating a volume whose contents list reveals a harmonious sequence of contributions which leave no aspect of this complex and interesting chapter of abdominal wall surgery untouched. The carefully selected and varied topics include general issues such as the anatomy of the abdominal wall with all of its functional aspects (not always sufficiently represented in surgical monographs), as well as epidemiology and, above all, physiopathology, which is fundamental for regulating surgical treatment. New and emerging areas
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