Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
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Meta Analysis
Lightweight mesh versus heavyweight mesh for laparo-endoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This study aimed to determine if the prognoses of inguinal hernia patients improved with the application of lightweight mesh (LWM). ⋯ HWM had a distinctive advantage over LWM with regard to recurrence. The two types of prosthetic meshes had equivalent outcomes for postoperative pain, seroma, foreign body sensation, infection, and numbness. Studies focused on defect sizes and fixation methods are warranted for further stratification.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Safety and efficacy of prophylactic resorbable biosynthetic mesh following midline laparotomy in clean/contemned field: preliminary results of a randomized double blind prospective trial.
Incisional hernia (IH) is one of the most common sequelae of laparotomy. ⋯ The prophylactic use of a BIO-A biosynthetic stripe (Gore) showed a statistically significant reduction in the incisional hernia rate in patients who underwent clean-contaminated and contaminated surgery.