Andrew W Kirkpatrick, Federico Coccolini, Matti Tolonen, Samual Minor, Fausto Catena, Andrea Celotti, Emanuel Gois, Gennaro Perrone, Giuseppe Novelli, Gianluca Garulli, Orestis Ioannidis, Michael Sugrue, Belinda De Simone, Dario Tartaglia, Hanna Lampella, Fernando Ferreira, Luca Ansaloni, Neil G Parry, Elif Colak, Mauro Podda, Luigi Noceroni, Carlo Vallicelli, Joao Rezende-Netos, Chad G Ball, Jessica McKee, Ernest E Moore, Jack Mather
Ventral incisional hernias are common indications for elective repair and frequently complicated by recurrence. Surgical meshes, which may be synthetic, bio-synthetic, or biological, decrease recurrence and, resultingly, their use has become standard. While most patients are greatly benefited, mesh represents a permanently implanted foreign body. Mesh may be implanted within the intra-peritoneal, preperitoneal, retrorectus, inlay, or onlay anatomic positions. Meshes may be associated with complications that may be early or late and range from minor to severe...
February 9, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine