Simultaneous Treatment of Complex Hernia and Stoma Reversal

Many patients with a temporary ostomy present with a hernia (inguinal, ventral or incisional) at the time of ostomy reversal surgery. The association of a hernia with an ostomy means considering it as a complex hernia and simultaneous treatment can be a challenge for the surgeon.

The possibility of increasing the morbidity of this surgery and of associating the placement of prosthetic material in contaminated or clean-contaminated surgery has led to the classic choice of performing the treatment in two stages. This option is also not free of complications resulting in delay or suspension of definitive hernia surgery, deterioration of the patient's quality of life and a high risk of emergency surgery in these patients.

The recent appearance of new complex hernia repair techniques that allow the reconstruction of the abdominal wall, the specialzation of surgeons in complex abdominal wall surgery and the safety of the use of synthetic meshes in contaminated fields have allowed some surgeons to decide on the simultaneous treatment of this type of pathology.

To achieve the best outcome in the simultaneous treatment of hernias and reversal stoma it is necessary to define the keys to the optimisation of these patients and to describe the best incisional hernia repair techniques that can be performed and whether these treatments should be performed in dedicated units. We also consider it is necessary to describe the prosthetic materials currently available and in which cases we can use them.

Aims and Scope of Issue
We invite all interested authors to submit their papers, here are some suggestions for topics:
- Optimisation for hernia surgery in contaminated fields
- Results of simultaneous inguinal hernia and reversal stoma surgery
- Results of simultaneous incisional hernia and reversal stoma surgery
- Surgical techniques for the one-stage treatment of parastomal and midline hernias
- Comparison of long-term quality of life of patients undergoing 1-stage versus 2-stage surgery
- Evaluation of prosthesis types used in simultaneous hernia and reversal stoma surgery
- Current status of ostomy-associated hernia surgery in registries

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• Case Report
• Commentary
• Editorial
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• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Review

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Article types

This Special Issue accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Special Issue description:

• Brief Research Report
• Case Report
• Commentary
• Editorial
• Letter to the Editor
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Review

Keywords: Complex Hernia, Incisional Hernia, Ostomy reversal, Simultaneous Hernia Surgery, Contaminated Hernia, Parastomal Hernia