Intraoperative Decision-Making Process in Complex Surgery -- History of Abdominal Wall Repair: In Search of New Techniques and Materials -- Anatomy and Physiology of the Abdominal Wall: Surgical Implications -- Nutritional Consideration of Patients with Open Abdomens and Fistulas -- The Biology of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects: Definitions and Causes -- Perioperative Radiologic Evaluation of Patients with Difficult Abdominal Wall Defects -- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Patients with Complex Defects: A Nine-Step Treatment Strategy -- A Difficult Abdomen: Temporary Closure and Management of the Consequences -- Timing of Definitive Reconstructive Surgery of Abdominal Wall Defects in Patients with Enterocutaneous Fistulas -- Practical Approach to Patient with a Hostile Abdomen: Clinical Scenarios -- Staged Reconstructions of Abdominal Wall Defects -- Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective -- Complex Tissue Transfer in the Management of Abdominal Wall Defects -- Minimally Invasive Component Separation for the Repair of Large Abdominal Wall Defects -- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in the Pediatric Population -- Surgical Approach to Abdominal Wall Defects and Hernias in Patients with End Stage Organ Disease and Transplantation -- Management of Flank Complex Hernia -- Laparoscopic Access to the Difficult Abdomen in Patients with Large Abdominal Wall Defects -- Laparoscopic Techniques in the Repair of Large Abdominal Wall Defects -- Selection of Prosthetic Materials in the Repair of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects -- Mesh Placement in Complex Abdominal Wall Defects: Techniques and Outcomes -- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Hypertension in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Wall Reconstruction -- The Surgical Nightmare: Dealing with Infected Mesh -- Abdominal Plastic Surgery and Adjunctive Procedures in Post Bariatric Surgery -- Short Bowel Syndrome: A Clinical Update -- Minimizing Postoperative Complications by Preoperative Optimization -- The Final Word on a Complex Problem.