Category: Ventral hernia

e TEP- Rives Stoppa for primary ventral hernia by three port technique

Suggested Reading

Ganesh et al. “Modified Three-Port Technique” of Extended Totally Extra Peritoneal-Rives Stoppa (eTEP-RS) Repair for Midline Ventral Hernias. Indian J Surg (2023)

Endoscopic enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) retrorectus approach for epigastric hernia

Offers better anatomical repair and is associated with less postoperative pain.

Suggested Reading

  • Belyansky I, Daes J, Radu VG, Balasubramanian R, Reza Zahiri H, Weltz AS, Sibia US, Park A, Novitsky Y. A novel approach using the enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) technique for laparoscopic retromuscular hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2018 Mar;32(3):1525-1532

Subcutaneous On-lay Laparoscopic Approach (SCOLA)

A safe and effective technique for repair of diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles and associated small hernia of anterior abdominal wall.

Suggested reading

  • Claus CMP, Malcher F, Cavazzola It, et al. Subcutaneous Onlay Laparoscopic Approach (SCOLA) for ventral hernia and rectus abdominis diastasis repair: technical description and initial results. Brazilian archives of digestive surgery 2018; 31:e1399.