Components-separation technique for closure of transverse non-midline abdominal wall incisional hernia.

The components-separation technique was originally described and has been popularised for the treatment of large midline hernias. In this report, we indicate that components separation can also be applied for the closure of transverse non-midline hernias, provided the largest diameter of the defect (i.e., the transverse axis) corresponds to a size typically amenable to be closed by this technique. This idea will help surgeons in considering technical options available when facing patients with transverse incisional hernias and not willing to add prosthetic materials to a complicated abdominal wall.