SynthesisHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2020
The emerging role of sarcopenia as a prognostic indicator in patients undergoing abdominal wall hernia repairs: a systematic review of the literature.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Age-Related Risk Factors in Ventral Hernia Repairs: A Review and Call to Action.The Journal of surgical research · 2021Pooled it
- Prehabilitation in Obese Patients with Ventral Hernia: A Narrative Review and Proposal of a Clinical Algorithm.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Giant paraumbilical hernia causing gastric outlet obstruction in a young man with class III obesity: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- The impact of BMI on frailty screening and the frailty phenotype in ventral hernia patients.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Prediction of incisional hernia after kidney transplantation: analysis of wound closure technique and risk factors.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Patients With Severe Obesity Are Made Eligible for Complex Abdominal Wall Repair After Preoptimization With GLP-1 Agonists: Results of a Bicentric Pilot Study.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Does sarcopenia have a negative impact on the efficacy of botulinum toxin A in the prehabilitation of patients undergoing incisional hernia repair? A multicentric retrospective study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Classifying frailty in the ventral hernia population.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Role of sarcopenia in complex abdominal wall surgery: does it increase postoperative complications and mortality?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- The causal association between body fat distribution and risk of abdominal wall hernia: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Sarcopenia and body fat change as risk factors for radiologic incisional hernia following robotic nephrectomy.Skeletal radiology · 2023Article
- Incisional Hernia Following Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Incidence and Risk Factors at a Tertiary Care Centre.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Sarcopenia and visceral fat in patients with incisional hernia after urgent laparotomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- A computed tomography study investigating the effects of botulinum toxin injections prior to complex abdominal wall reconstruction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- "Sarcopenia is associated with increased risk of burst abdomen after emergency midline laparotomy: a matched case-control study".European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Geriatric assessment and medical preoperative screening (GrAMPS) program for older hernia patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Abdominal wall hernia is a frequent complication of polycystic liver disease and associated with hepatomegaly.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2022Article
- Risk Factor-Driven Prehabilitation Prior to Abdominal Wall Reconstruction to Improve Postoperative Outcome. A Narrative Review.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2022Review
- Sarcopenia: Etiology, Nutritional Approaches, and miRNAs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Perioperative optimization in complex abdominal wall hernias: Delphi consensus statement.BJS open · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is strong evidence suggesting that excessive fat distribution, for example, in the bowel mesentery or a reduction in lean body mass (sarcopenia) can influence short-, mid-, and long-term outcomes from patients undergoing various types of surgery. Body composition (BC) analysis aims to measure and quantify this into a parameter that can be used to assess patients being treated for abdominal wall hernia (AWH). This study aims to review the evidence linking quantification of BC with short- and long-term abdominal wall hernia repair outcomes.
methodsA systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. The literature search was performed on all studies that included BC analysis in patients undergoing treatment for AWH using Medline, Google Scholar and Cochrane databases by two independent reviewers. Outcomes of interest included short-term recovery, recurrence outcomes, and long-term data.
results201 studies were identified, of which 4 met the inclusion criteria. None of the studies were randomized controlled trials and all were cohort studies. There was considerable variability in the landmark axial levels and skeletal muscle(s) chosen for analysis, alongside the methods of measuring the cross-sectional area and the parameters used to define sarcopenia. Only two studies identified an increased risk of postoperative complications associated with the presence of sarcopenia. This included an increased risk of hernia recurrence, postoperative ileus and prolonged hospitalisation.
conclusionThere is some evidence to suggest that BC techniques could be used to help predict surgical outcomes and allow early optimisation in AWH patients. However, the lack of consistency in chosen methodology, combined with the outdated definitions of sarcopenia, makes drawing any conclusions difficult. Whether body composition modification can be used to improve outcomes remains to be determined.
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