Incisional Hernia

General Part.- The Historical Evolution of the Treatment of Incisional Hernia.- The Anatomical Structures of Abdominal-Wall Continence.- Epidemiology.- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Clinical and Physiopathologic Implications in Giant Ventral Hernias.- Respiratory Physiopathology in Surgical Repair of Large Abdominal Hernias.- Notes Concerning Current Pathophysiological Aspects of Incisional Hernia.- Diagnostic Imaging of Incisional Hernia.- Special Part.- Anaesthesiological Aspects in the Abdominal-Wall Surgery.- Pathologies Associated with Incisional Hernia: Timing of Intervention.- The Use of Prosthetic Mesh in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair.- Mesh Fixation Devices.- Biological Material.- Our Approach to the Rives-Stoppa Technique.- Retromuscular Prosthetic Repair of Incisional Hernia.- Laparoscopic Treatment of Incisional Hernia: Advantages and Limits.- Incisional Hernia Repair with Intra-Peritoneal ePTFE Mesh: Technical Notes and Long-Term Results.- Incisional Hernia Procedure with Mixed or Laparo-Assisted Technique.- Trocar-Site Hernia.- Giant Abdominal Wall Defects.- Incisional Hernia in Obese Patients.- Boundary Incisional Hernias. Diagnosis and Therapy of a Rare Pathology.- Parastomal Hernia.- Emergency Laparoscopic Repair of Complicated Ventral and Incisional Hernias.- Porcine Dermal Collagen Graft in Complicated Incisional Hernia.- The Complications of Surgical Treatment of Incisional Hernia.