Intro; Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1: The Evolution of Surgery; Part I: Abdominal Wall; 2: Anatomy of the Abdominal Wall; 2.1 General Appearance; 2.1.1 Superficial Layers; 2.1.2 Myoaponeurotic Structures; 2.1.3 Vascular Supply; 2.1.4 Innervation; 2.2 Weak Areas of the Anterior and Posterior Abdominal Wall; 2.2.1 Linea Alba; 2.2.2 Umbilical Region; 2.2.3 Inguinofemoral Region; 2.2.3.1 General Description; 2.2.3.2 The Anterior View; 2.2.3.3 The Posterior View; 2.2.3.4 Innervation; 2.2.4 Semilunar Line of Spigel; 2.2.5 Triangle of Petit; 2.2.6 Triangle of Grynfeltt

Suggested Reading3: Clusters of Pathology and Interventions; 3.1 History; 3.2 Etiology; 3.3 Epidemiological and Social Aspects; 3.4 Classification; 3.5 Surgery; References; 4: Unit of Wall Surgery; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Which Surgeron?; 4.3 Certification; References; 5: Organization and Certification of Abdominal Wall Surgery; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Spanish Example; 5.3 The Eastern Europe Example (Poland); 5.4 The Italian Example; 5.5 Conclusions; References; 6: Biomaterials in Abdominal Wall Surgery; 6.1 History of Prosthetics in Hernia Surgery; 6.2 Mesh

6.2.1 Classification6.2.2 How to Describe Meshes; 6.2.3 How to Study Meshes; 6.3 Host and Mesh; 6.3.1 Implant and Inflammatory Reaction; 6.3.2 Complications and Undesirable Effects; 6.4 Conclusions; References; 7: Care Settings; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Surgical Pathway; 7.3 Why Abdominal Wall Surgery Has Been Important in the Evolution of Care Models; 7.3.1 Which Came First: The Chicken or the Egg?; 7.4 To What Extent Technology Has Affected the Effectiveness of PDTA (Integrated Care Pathways); 7.5 Is a Future Evolution Possible?; References

8: Preventing Incisional Hernias: Closure of Abdominal Wall, Follow-Up in Abdominal Surgery8.1 Epidemiology of Incisional Hernia; 8.2 Prevention; 8.2.1 Guidelines; 8.2.2 Incision and Suture Techniques; 8.2.3 Prophylactic Mesh Placement; 8.3 Parastomal Hernias; 8.4 Trocar Site Hernias; 8.5 Costs; References; Part II: Economics; 9: State-of-the-Art of Abdominal Wall Surgery in Italy: Coding, Reimbursement, Hospitalisations and Expenditure for Surgical Meshes; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Patient Classification and Hospital Reimbursement System in Italy

9.3 Technologies for Abdominal Wall Repair9.4 Classification of Hospitalisations and Coding Guidelines for Abdominal Wall Surgery; 9.4.1 Methods; 9.4.2 Results; 9.5 Reimbursement for Abdominal Wall Surgery in Italy; 9.5.1 Methods; 9.5.2 Results; 9.6 Hospitalisations for Abdominal Wall Surgery in Italy; 9.7 The Market of Surgical Meshes for Hernia Repair in Italy; 9.8 Discussion; 9.9 Conclusion; References; 10: Presurgical Hidden Costs: Imaging, Assessment Clinic; 10.1 Introduction: Role of Imaging; 10.2 Imaging Modalities; 10.2.1 Conventional Radiological Techniques