PORT SITE HERNIATIONIN BARIATRIC PROCEDURES

Risk factors:

High BMI1

Trocar diameter1

Number of trocars1

Approximately 90% of bariatric procedures
are Minimally Invasive Surgeries (MIS)2

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References:

  1. Helgstrand F, Rosenberg J, Bisgaard T. Trocar site hernia after laparoscopic surgery: a qualitative systematic review. Hernia. 2010;15(2):113–121.
  2. Himpens J, Ramos A, Welbourn R, Kinsman R, Walton P. Fourth IFSO Global Registry Report 2018. Dendrite Clinical Systems Ltd, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1AY, UKISBN 978–0–9929942-7-3 2018.
  3. Ece I, Yilmaz H, Alptekin H, Yormaz S, Colak B, Sahin M. Port site hernia after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study of 352 patients. Updates Surg. 2018. 018 Mar;70(1):91-95. doi: 10.1007/s13304-017-0501-5. Epub 2017 Nov 16
  4. Scozzari G, Zanini M, Cravero F, Passera R, Rebecchi F, Morino M. High incidence of trocar site hernia after laparoscopic or robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgical Endoscopy. October 2014, Volume 28, Issue 10, pp 2890–2898
  5. M. Owens, M. Barry, A.Z. Janjua, D.C. Winter. A systematic review of laparoscopic port site hernias in gastrointestinal surgery. The Surgeon Volume 9, Issue 4, August 2011, Pages 218-224