Transversus abdominis release: Who, to whom, and when should this technique be applied?

Presented by Yuri Novitsky at the Your Session: Abdominal Wall Hernia – Provocative Questions in the Practice of Hernia Repair held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Friday, March 24, 2017

Keyword(s): abdominal cavity, abdominal wall, abdominal wall reconstruction, absorbable mesh, algorithm, anatomy, AWR, BMI, body mas index, bowel obstruction, cadaveric model, complex hernia repair, contamination, cosmesis, cosmetic, Crohns, dead bowel, decubitus, dissection, emergency, failed hernia, fascial, fellowships, fistula, fixation, flank hernias, gallbladder, gastrointestinal complication, gastrointestinal surgery, GI complication, GI surgery, hernia defect, industry, internal oblique, intra-abdominal pressure, kidney transplant, Kocher, lamella, laparoscopic, laparoscopy, laparotomy, laxity, linea alba, medialization, mesh, mesh reinforcement, Mexico, midline hernia, morbidity, morbidly obese, neurovascular bundles, open abdomen, patient selection, peritoneum, physiology, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, plastic surgeon, polypropylene mesh, posterior component separation, posterior rectus sheath, prosthetic reinforcement, psoas, reconstruction, rectus, reoperation, retromuscular, retroperitoneum, Rives-Stoppa hernia repair, robotic, strangulated bowel, subcostal, sublay, subxiphoid, supine, synthetic mesh, TAR, TRAM flap, transection, transversalis fascia, transversus abdominis release, trauma, ventral hernia repair, VHR

TAR–46 sec Am J Surg 2012

Rives-Stoppa–1:11

Modern ventral hernia repair objectives–5:43

TAR for AWR–6:39

Algorithm–9:13

Flank hernias–11:36

Citations–13:02 J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2015

Am J Surg 2015

Hernia 2015

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2016

Hernia surgeons–15:07

Conclusion–15:59