Table 2: MWSH clinical features.
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MWSH Clinical Features
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Type of MWSH No. P/No. Inc
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US MWSH Neck-Size Ø (cm)
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CT–scan MWSH Neck-Size Ø (cm)
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LAP MWSH Neck-Size Ø (cm)
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DR
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Additional MWSH at LAP L, R
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Dif between EX & IN MWSH Neck-Size Ø (cm) |
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No. Triple VH (Group 1, Total: 3 patients) |
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Patient No. 1 |
3 Inc |
– |
6 cm/9 cm/6 cm |
6/9/6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
1 P/2 Inc |
3 cm/3 cm |
3 cm/3 cm |
3/3/4 |
0 |
1 L Inc 4 cm* |
0 |
|
3 |
1 P/2 Inc |
3.5 cm/7 cm |
3.5 cm/7 cm |
3.5/7/5 |
0 |
1 R Inc 5 cm* |
0 |
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No. Double VH (Group 2, Total: 5 patients) |
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|
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Patient No. 1 |
2 Inc |
– |
5 cm/2 cm |
5 cm/2 cm |
Y |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
2 Inc |
2 cm/2 cm |
2 cm/2 cm |
2 cm/2 cm |
Y |
0 |
0 |
|
3 |
1 P/1 Inc |
0 cm/16 cm |
3 cm/16 cm |
3 cm/16 cm |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
2 Inc |
– |
5 cm |
10 cm**/5 cm |
Y |
1 L Inc 5 cm* |
5 cm** |
|
5 |
1 P/1 Inc |
12 cm/4 cm |
– |
12 cm/4 cm |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MWSH: Multiple Widely-Spaced Ventral Hernia; VH: Ventral Hernia; P: Primary VH; Inc, Incisional VH; US, abdominal-wall Ultra-Sound; CT-scan, abdominal-wall Computerized-Tomography; LAP: Laparoscopy; DR: Diastasis Recti Abdominis, a widening of the linea alba > 2 cm; Y, Yes; *in cases with additional widely-spaced VH at LAP; L, Left of abdomen; R, Right of abdomen; Dif, Difference between external (EX) and internal (IN) MSVH neck-size Ø (cm); **in cases with difference between EX and IN MWSH neck-size Ø (cm).