Ventral and incisional hernias are a particularly common occurrence impacting millions of patients worldwide. One of the very first applications of minimally invasive surgery in the early nineties has been that of laparoscopic repair of abdominal wall hernias with the intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) technique. Today, over three decades later, various minimally invasive approaches have been introduced, with the question of the most appropriate one still remaining open.

The goal of this Special Issue is to provide an comprehensive overview of the existing minimally invasive techniques for ventral and incisional hernia repair with regard to their outcome, as an attempt to determine the most appropriate indications for each approach in a given setting.

Suggested submission topics include the following:

- Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh technique (IPOM): Is IPOM Still Indicated? Is the intraperitoneal mesh
placement still an acceptable option?
- Ventral transabdominal preperitoneal repair (vTAPP)
- Extended view totally extraperitoneal repair (eTEP)
- Hybrid Approaches for example MILOS
- Minimally invasive Ventral hernia repair in the emergency setting
- Hostile Abdomen and adhesiolysis
- Is eTEP the safest approach?
- How to deal with minor intestinal leak during adhesiolysis and choice of prosthetic material in the
clean/contaminated field.
- Recurrence after minimally invasive ventral hernia repair. Now what?
- Manuscripts regarding robotic approaches of the above mentioned points

Types of papers welcome:

- Technical notes with reference to mesh type, mesh fixation technique, closure of the hernia defect,
management of the hernia sac, Hernia size limitations.
- Original research comparing different approaches
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Case studies
- Opinion pieces


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Article types and fees

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

Articles that are accepted for publication by our external editors following rigorous peer review incur a publishing fee charged to Authors, institutions, or funders.

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: Minimally invasive surgery, ventral hernia, incisional hernia, Trans-Abdominal PrePeritoneal (TAPP), Extended view totally extraperitoneal repair (eTEP), Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh technique (IPOM)