Open Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Release with Pre-Peritoneal Hybrid Mesh Placement and Fibrin Glue Inset

John P. Fischer, MD

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-5579
Year Produced: 2018
Length: 5 min.


The patient presented in the video case presentation is a young gentleman with a history of failed hernia repairs with a large midline hernia. The patient was evaluated and found to have a large recurrent defect, a low preoperative quality of life measured using HerQles, and was taken to surgery for abdominal hernia repair. The prior intra-peritoneal meshes were explanted, his retromuscular space developed, and bilateral transversus abdomens releases performed to close the posterior sheath. Pre-peritoneal mesh wash placed and glued using a fibrin. The patient did well after surgery, was hospitalized for 2 days, had no complications, and realized a significant improvement in quality of life.