Modern Approach to Ventral Hernia Treatment in Female Patients of Child Bearing Age

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Abstract

The question of choice of the treatment method for female patients with ventral hernia, however planning to get pregnant, is quite essential. Neither Russian, nor foreign clinical guidelines include indications and contraindications for mesh repair in this category of patients.

We have made a detail review of publications, focused on experimental data as well as on clinical aspects of choice of the surgical approach and the possibilities of mesh repair in ventral hernia treatment for female patients of child bearing age.

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Badri V. Sigua

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Author for correspondence.
Email: dr.sigua@gmail.com

M.D., Professor, Head of the Department of Faculty Surgery

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Inna P. Mavidi

First Pavlov Saint Petersburg State Medical University

Email: innamavidi@bk.ru

Ph.D., Surgeon, Associate Professor at the Ganichkin Department of Surgical Diseases of the Dentistry Faculty

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Dmitry S. Syomin

Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

Email: cosmo@list.ru

Ph.D., Surgeon

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Veronica A. Oleynik

Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

Email: oleynik.veronika.2015@mail.ru

Student

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

Behizod B. Namazov

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

Email: dr.behzod@mail.ru

Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery of the Faculty of Medical Biology

Russian Federation, Moscow

Vyacheslav P. Zemlyanoy

Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

Email: vyacheslav.zemlyanoy@szgmu.ru

M.D., Professor, Head of the Grekov Department of Faculty Surgery with a Course in Endoscopy

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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