OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Hernia is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
What are the trends in incisional hernia repair? Real-world data over 10 years from the Herniamed registry	47
Total extraperitoneal (TEP) versus laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) hernioplasty: systematic review and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials	38
Computed tomography imaging in ventral hernia repair: can we predict the need for myofascial release?	37
Transversus abdominis release (TAR) for ventral hernia repair: open or robotic? Short-term outcomes from a systematic review with meta-analysis	34
Obturator hernias: a systematic review of the literature	31
A systematic review and meta-analysis of technical aspects and clinical outcomes of botulinum toxin prior to abdominal wall reconstruction	31
Endoscopic retromuscular technique (eTEP) vs conventional laparoscopic ventral or incisional hernia repair with defect closure (IPOM +) for midline hernias. A case–control study	31
Prevalence and risk factors for diastasis recti abdominis: a review and proposal of a new anatomical variation	30
A systematic review of the use of progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum since its inception	28
Effects of smoking and different BMI cutoff points on surgical site infection after elective open ventral hernia repair	27
Where are the hernias? A paradoxical decrease in emergency hernia surgery during COVID-19 pandemic	26
Effects of the short-stitch technique for midline abdominal closure: short-term results from the randomised-controlled ESTOIH trial	24
Implementing preoperative Botulinum toxin A and progressive pneumoperitoneum through the use of an algorithm in giant ventral hernia repair	23
Watchful waiting vs repair for asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic inguinal hernia in men: a systematic review	23
Potential influencing factors on the outcome in incisional hernia repair: a registry-based multivariable analysis of 22,895 patients	23
Signs and landmarks in eTEP Rives-Stoppa repair of ventral hernias	22
Outcomes of redo-transversus abdominis release for abdominal wall reconstruction	22
Robotic assisted eTEP ventral hernia repair: Brazilian early experience	22
Prospective, multicenter, pairwise analysis of robotic-assisted inguinal hernia repair with open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: early results from the Prospective Hernia Study	22
European Hernia Society (EHS) guidance for the management of adult patients with a hernia during the COVID-19 pandemic	20
Measuring quality of life in patients with abdominal wall hernias: a systematic review of available tools	20
Early outcomes of component separation techniques: an analysis of the Spanish registry of incisional Hernia (EVEREG)	19
A manual reduction of hernia under analgesia/sedation (Taxis) in the acute inguinal hernia: a useful technique in COVID-19 times to reduce the need for emergency surgery—a literature review	18
Emergency hernia repair in the elderly: multivariate analysis of morbidity and mortality from an Italian registry	18
Slowly absorbable mesh in contaminated incisional hernia repair: results of a French multicenter study	17

Normal width of the linea alba, prevalence, and risk factors for diastasis recti abdominis in adults, a cross-sectional study	16
Prehabilitation of complex ventral hernia patients with Botulinum: a systematic review of the quantifiable effects of Botulinum	16
Surgical treatment of diastasis recti: the importance of an overall view of the problem	16
The incisional hernia epidemic: evaluation of outcomes, recurrence, and expenses using the healthcare cost and utilization project (HCUP) datasets	16
Robotic Sugarbaker parastomal hernia repair: technique and outcomes	15
Robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and open incisional hernia repair: early outcomes from the Prospective Hernia Study	15
Short-term outcomes of minimally invasive retromuscular ventral hernia repair using an enhanced view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) approach: systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Emergency surgery of the abdominal wall hernias: risk factors that increase morbidity and mortality—a single-center experience	14
Elective hernia surgery cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic	14
Analysis of 4,015 recurrent incisional hernia repairs from the Herniamed registry: risk factors and outcomes	14
The emerging role of sarcopenia as a prognostic indicator in patients undergoing abdominal wall hernia repairs: a systematic review of the literature	14
Intraperitoneal versus extraperitoneal mesh in minimally invasive ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
The European Hernia Society Prehabilitation Project: a systematic review of patient prehabilitation prior to ventral hernia surgery	14
Should enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways be preferred over standard practice for patients undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction? A systematic review and meta-analysis	13
An early experience with transversus abdominis release for complex ventral hernias: a retrospective review of 100 cases	13
Recurrent incisional hernia repair: surgical outcomes in correlation with body-mass index	13
Shouldice standard 2020: review of the current literature and results of an international consensus meeting	13
Totally endoscopic sublay (TES) repair for lateral abdominal wall hernias: technique and first results	13
Implications of the presence of the vermiform appendix inside an inguinal hernia (Amyand’s hernia): a systematic review of the literature	13
Tissue remodeling macrophages morphologically dominate at the interface of polypropylene surgical meshes in the human abdomen	13
An evaluation of clinical and quality of life outcomes after ventral hernia repair with poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh	13
An evidence map and synthesis review with meta-analysis on the risk of incisional hernia in colorectal surgery with standard closure	13
Comparison of postoperative infection after emergency inguinal hernia surgery with enterectomy between mesh repair and non-mesh repair: a national database analysis	13
Trends and outcomes of open, laparoscopic, and robotic inguinal hernia repair in the veterans affairs system	12
Cost analysis of inguinal hernia repair: the influence of clinical and hernia-specific factors	12
Treatment of small (< 2 cm) umbilical hernias: guidelines and current trends from the Herniamed Registry	12
Automatic surgical phase recognition in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with artificial intelligence	12
Closing the gap: evidence-based surgical treatment of rectus diastasis associated with abdominal wall hernias	12
e-TEP repair for midline primary and incisional hernia: technical considerations and initial experience	12
Visceral obesity is a predictor of surgical site occurrence and hernia recurrence after open abdominal wall reconstruction	12
Spigelian hernia: current approaches to surgical treatment—a review	12
Characterization of innate and adaptive immune cells involved in the foreign body reaction to polypropylene meshes in the human abdomen	12
Quality and reliability evaluation of current Internet information regarding mesh use in inguinal hernia surgery using HONcode and the DISCERN instrument	11
Ventral hernia repair with synthetic mesh in a contaminated field: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Prevention of incisional hernia at the site of stoma closure with different reinforcing mesh types: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Inguinal hernia repair in Spain. A population-based study of 263,283 patients: factors associated with the choice of laparoscopic approach	11
Association between surgical hernia repair techniques and the incidence of seroma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	11
Management of abdominal wound dehiscence: update of the literature and meta-analysis	11
An extraperitoneal approach for complex flank, iliac, and lumbar hernia	11
Imaging modalities for inguinal hernia diagnosis: a systematic review	11
Total endoscopic-assisted linea alba reconstruction (TESLAR) for treatment of umbilical/paraumbilical hernia and rectus abdominus diastasis is associated with unacceptable persistent seroma formation:	11
Slowly resorbable biosynthetic mesh: 2-year results in VHWG grade 3 hernia repair	11
Are polypropylene mesh implants associated with systemic autoimmune inflammatory syndromes? A systematic review	11
Assessment of potential influencing factors on the outcome in small (< 2 cm) umbilical hernia repair: a registry-based multivariable analysis of 31,965 patients	11
Laparoscopic posterior cruroplasty: a patient tailored approach	11
Adjunct botox to preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum for incisional hernia with loss of domain: no additional effect but may improve outcomes	10
Learning curve in robotic transabdominal preperitoneal (rTAPP) ventral hernia repair: a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis	10
Perioperative outcome in groin hernia repair: what are the most important influencing factors?	10
Laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair in the elderly: a propensity score-matched analysis	10
Factors influencing the fascial closure rate after open abdomen treatment: Results from the European Hernia Society (EuraHS) Registry	10

Minimally invasive repair for lateral ventral hernia: tailored approach from a hernia centre at a tertiary care institution	10
Hernia research in developing countries—are we looking for needles in haystacks?	10
Management of ventral hernia defect during enterocutaneous fistula takedown: practice patterns and short-term outcomes from the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative	10
Component separation and large incisional hernia: predictive factors of recurrence	10
Health-related quality of life in abdominal wall hernia: let’s ask patients what matters to them?	10
A structured pathway for developing your complex abdominal hernia service: our York pathway	9
Health care disparity exists among those undergoing emergent hernia repairs in New York State	9
Long-term follow-up of full-thickness skin grafting in giant incisional hernia repair: a randomised controlled trial	9
Should simultaneous stoma closure and incisional hernia repair be avoided?	9
Mesh fixation techniques for inguinal hernia repair: an overview of systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials	9
Laparoscopic treatment (reTAPP) for recurrence after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair	9
Hybrid robotic transversus abdominis release versus open: propensity-matched analysis of 30-day outcomes	9
Differences in the outcomes of scrotal vs. lateral vs. medial inguinal hernias: a multivariable analysis of registry data	9
Linear versus volumetric CT analysis in predicting tension-free fascial closure in abdominal wall reconstruction	9
Lower recurrence rate after groin and primary ventral hernia repair performed by high-volume surgeons: a systematic review	9
Medium-term safety and efficacy profile of paraesophageal hernia repair with Phasix-ST® mesh: a single-institution experience	9
Longitudinal cohort study on preoperative pain as a risk factor for chronic postoperative inguinal pain after groin hernia repair at 2-year follow-up	9
Critical view of robotic-assisted transverse abdominal release (r-TAR)	9
High recurrence rate of children’s inguinal hernia after percutaneous internal ring suturing: a single-center study	9
Changes in the lateral abdominal wall following endoscopic subcutaneous anterior component separation	8
Preventing incisional ventral hernias: important for patients but ignored by surgical specialities? A critical review	8
Recommendations on postoperative strain and physical labor after abdominal and hernia surgery: an expert survey of attendants of the 41st EHS Annual International Congress of the European Hernia Socie	8
Robotic versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and propensity score matched studies	8
A propensity-score matched analysis of ventral-TAPP vs. laparoscopic IPOM for small and mid-sized ventral hernias. Comparison of perioperative data, surgical outcome and cost-effectiveness	8
Laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair using intraperitoneal onlay mesh with peritoneal bridging	8
Robotic iliopubic tract (r-IPT) repair: technique and preliminary outcomes of a minimally invasive tissue repair for inguinal hernia	8
Geriatric assessment and medical preoperative screening (GrAMPS) program for older hernia patients	8
Evaluation of the Ventral Hernia Working Group classification for long-term outcome using English Hospital Episode Statistics: a population study	8
Is there an advantage to laparoscopy over open repair of primary umbilical hernias in obese patients? An analysis of the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC)	8
Comparison of perioperative outcomes between non-obese and obese patients undergoing robotic inguinal hernia repair: a propensity score matching analysis	8
The influence of Transversus Abdominis Muscle Release (TAR) for complex incisional hernia repair on the intraabdominal pressure and pulmonary function	8
Comparing rates of bowel injury for laparoscopic and robotic ventral hernia repair: a retrospective analysis of the abdominal core health quality collaborative	8
Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy after open ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Seven years of preoperative BTA abdominal wall preparation and the Macquarie system for surgical management of complex ventral hernia	8
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: does IPOM plus allow to increase the indications in larger defects?	8
Clinical benefits of routine examination and synchronous repair of occult inguinal hernia during laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion: a single-center experience	7
The male rectus diastasis: a different concept?	7
Necessary duration of follow-up to assess complications of mesh in hernia surgery: a time-lapse study based on 460 explants	7
Is absorbable mesh useful in preventing parastomal hernia after emergency surgery? The PARTHENOPE study	7
Patient-reported outcomes after incisional hernia repair	7
A simplified method to evaluate the loss of domain	7
Bioabsorbable mesh use in midline abdominal wall prophylaxis and repair achieving fascial closure: a cross-sectional review of stage of innovation	7
Prevention of incisional hernia with a reinforced tension line (RTL) versus primary suture only in midline laparotomies: 3-year follow-up in a randomized clinical trial	7
Risk factors for surgical site infection after groin hernia repair: does the mesh or technique matter?	7
Diagnostic techniques for diastasis recti	7
Haematological inflammatory markers for indicating ischemic bowel in patients with incarcerated abdominal wall hernias	7
High complication and mortality rates after emergency groin hernia repair: a nationwide register-based cohort study	7
A systematic review on diagnostics and surgical treatment of adult right-sided Bochdalek hernias and presentation of the current management pathway	7
Learning inguinal hernia repair? A survey of current practice and of preferred methods of surgical residents	7
Single-site laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (SLPEC) of hernia sac high ligation using an ordinary taper needle: a novel technique for pediatric inguinal hernia	7
Polytetrafluoroethylene versus polypropylene mesh during laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of inguinal hernia: short- and long-term results of a double-blind clinical randomized contro	7
Comparing the outcomes of external oblique and transversus abdominus release using the AHSQC database	7
Shifting the Goalpost in Ventral Hernia Care: 5-year Outcomes after Ventral Hernia Repair with Poly-4-hydroxybutyrate Mesh	7
Laparoscopic transperitoneal hernia repair (TAPP) in emergency: long-term follow-up in a high volume centre	7
Should asymptomatic contralateral inguinal hernia be laparoscopically repaired in the adult population as benefits greatly outweigh risks? A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Atrophic change of the abdominal rectus muscle significantly influences the onset of parastomal hernias beyond existing risk factors after end colostomy	7