Preoperative Abdominal Computed Tomography at Rest and During Valsalva's Maneuver to Evaluate Incisional Hernias.

CONCLUSIONS: The preoperative CT scan both at rest and during Valsalva's maneuver seemed useful to estimate the risk of difficult IH repairs. Moreover, it could allow surgeons to decide if the patient should be addressed to more specialized centers. PMID: 31096865 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31096865?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgical Innovation - May 15, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Bellio G, Cipolat Mis T, Del Giudice R, Munegato G Tags: Surg Innov Source Type: research