The aim of the study is to assess the usefulness of the new classification of primary umbilical hernias in the choice of treatment of patients. The study is conducted as a retrospective analysis of material from the hospital database
A retrospective analysis will include patients operated on in the Department of General Surgery of the Hospital of the Brothers Hospitallers in the period from January 2016 to December 2022. The incidence of recurrence will be assessed based on outpatient records and a telephone survey. Hernias will be classified according to the EHS/AHS guidelines as small, medium and large. The qualification will take into account the old and new classification of hernias.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,087
collected information about: gender, age, comorbidities, body weight, time of surgery, hernia size and treatment methods and reccurence
Hospital of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God
Krakow, Poland
RECRUITINGIncidence of umbilical hernia recurrence
Time frame: 20.12.2025
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