ReviewThe Pan African medical journal2011
Don't be scared: insert a mesh!
Review in The Pan African medical journal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- A Comparative Study of Open versus Laparoscopic Sublay Repair for Ventral Hernia.Annals of African medicine · 2026Trial
- Swiss Cheese Configuration of Incisional Hernia following Trauma: Role of Open Sublay Mesh Repair.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- Inguinal hernia surgery in developing countries: should laparoscopic repairs be performed ?The Pan African medical journalArticle
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Abstract
Mesh repair is now the gold standard technique of repair on incisional hernias. Infection of the mesh is a challenging complication of this type of repair. The risk of mesh infection has been shown to be greater in case of complicated hernia. We present the case of a 64 years old female who presented with an incarcerated incisional hernia with bowel infarction. Treated with a non absorbable mesh repair, she developed mesh infection. The infection was successively treated with simple drainage. This case and review of relevant literature seem to be an indication that mesh repair could still be considered in cases of complicated hernia. Simple drainage usually helps manage the cases of mesh infection.
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