A reappraisal of the Pfannenstiel incision

Laparoscopic repair of suprapubic hernias: transabdominal partial extraperitoneal (TAPE) technique

“…The incidence of incisional hernias following a Pfannenstiel incision is 0.04-2.1% [9,10] and that following midline laparotomy is up to 46% [9,11,12]. Midline vertical incisions are generally more prone to develop incisional hernias than paramedian incisions.…”

The laparoscopic repair of suprapubic ventral hernias

“…Contemporary authors cite a 0.04-2.1% rate of incisional hernia after using the Pfannenstiel incision [5,12]. There is a paucity of data regarding the technical aspects of the repair of suprapubic ventral hernias.…”