title: Management of patients with hernia or incisional hernia undergoing surgery for morbid obesity.
abstract: Morbidly obese patients (MOPs) are predisposed to developing abdominal wall hernias with the potential complication of small bowel obstruction and other morbidity. We report our experience in treating morbidly obese patients. Hernia prophylaxis has been attempted as a means of decreasing the incisional hernia risk associated with weight loss surgery. The controversy regarding the optimal time and method of repair of abdominal wall hernias in patients undergoing open or laparoscopic gastric bypass is discussed with emphasis placed on either a simultaneous repair or splits of the omentum, and of leaving a plug in the hernia defect, to allow time to perform a delayed repair.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department, Universitary Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vilallonga
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fort
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baena
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lecube
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armengol