Does watchful waiting as a treatment strategy for patients with a ventral hernia appear to be safe?
Watchful waiting appears to be a safe strategy in the treatment of incisional, umbilical and epigastric hernias.
For the first time, we have evidence that a preoperative ImmuKnow level can stratify patients with KT into low/high risk groups for rejection. Future studies used to assess the utility of this assay to design individualized immunosuppressive regimens are required.