Frontiers in Surgery (May 2022)

The Preperitoneal Space in Hernia Repair

  • A. Lorenz,
  • C. Augustin,
  • M. Konschake,
  • P. Gehwolf,
  • B. Henninger,
  • F. Augustin,
  • D. Öfner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.869731
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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The preperitoneal spaces relevant for incisional hernia repair and minimally invasive groin hernia repair are described in terms of surgical anatomy. Emphasis is put on the transversalis fascia and the urogenital fascia and its extensions, the vesicoumbilical fascia, and the spermatic sheath of Stoppa procedure. Steps in hernia surgery where these structures are relevant are reviewed.

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