The battle between biological and synthetic meshes in ventral hernia repair.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Full-thickness skin and dermal grafts as abdominal wall augmentation in ventral hernia repairs - a systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026
   Pooled it
2. Meta-analysis of controlled studies comparing biologic and synthetic unabsorbable mesh in contaminated fields.Surgical endoscopy · 2025
   Pooled it
3. Biologic vs Synthetic Mesh for Single-stage Repair of Contaminated Ventral Hernias: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA surgery · 2022
   Trial
4. Prophylactic intraperitoneal mesh placement to prevent incisional hernia after stoma reversal: a feasibility study.Surgical endoscopy · 2014
   Trial
5. Ventral Hernia Repair With Onlay Placement of Biosynthetic Ovine Rumen Is Noninferior to Retrorectus Placement.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025
   Article
6. Use of rainbow trout skin treated with glutaraldehyde as a mesh for abdominal hernioplasty in rats.Acta cirurgica brasileira · 2024
   Article
7. Slowly absorbable mesh in sublay ventral hernia repair in contaminated fields.Surgical endoscopy · 2023
   Article
8. Umbilicus Necrosis During Mesh Repair of Rectus Diastasis for Abdominoplasty: Practical Tips for Prevention and Treatment.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2023
   Article
9. A Cost-Utility Analysis of Mesh Prophylaxis in the Prevention of Incisional Hernias following Stoma Closure Surgery.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
   Article
10. Giant Incisional Hernia Repair Using Open Intraperitoneal Dual Mesh.Cureus · 2022
    Article
11. An Evaluation of the Evidence Guiding Adult Midline Ventral Hernia Repair.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2022
    Review
12. Quality of life and surgical outcomes of robotic retromuscular ventral hernia repair using a new hybrid mesh reinforcement.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022
    Article
13. Long-term follow-up of prophylactic mesh reinforcement after emergency laparotomy. A retrospective controlled study.BMC surgery · 2021
    Article
14. Biosynthetic Resorbable Prosthesis is Useful in Single-Stage Management of Chronic Mesh Infection After Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair.World journal of surgery · 2021
    Article
15. Emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias: WSES guidelines.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020
    Article
16. Incidence of Incisional Hernia After Emergency Subcostal Unilateral Laparotomy: Does Augmentation Prophylaxis Play a Role?World journal of surgery · 2020
    Article
17. Safety and efficacy of prophylactic resorbable biosynthetic mesh in loop-ileostomy reversal: a case-control study.Updates in surgery · 2020
    Article
18. Biodegradable hyaluronan hydrogel coatings on acellular dermis grafts-A potential strategy to improve biologic graft durability in hernia repair application.Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials · 2019
    Article
19. Surgical site infection: the "Achilles Heel" of all types of abdominal wall hernia reconstruction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018
    Review
20. SSI, SSO, SSE, SSOPI: the elusive language of complications in hernia surgery.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018
    Article

Corrections and comments

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  Evaluation of surgical outcomes of retro-rectus versus intraperitoneal reinforcement with bio-prosthetic mesh in the repair of contaminated ventral hernias.2013
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  A technique for placement of a bioabsorbable prosthesis with fibrin glue fixation for reinforcement of the crural closure during hiatal hernia repair.2013
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  Results of prosthetic mesh repair in the emergency management of the acutely incarcerated and/or strangulated ventral hernias: a seven years study.2013
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  Components separation technique utilizing an intraperitoneal biologic and an onlay lightweight polypropylene mesh: "a sandwich technique".2013
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  Abdominal wall reconstruction by combined use of biological mesh and autogenous pedicled demucosalized small intestinal sheet: a case report.2013
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  Infected large pore meshes may be salvaged by topical negative pressure therapy.2013
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  Abdominal wall bulging after thoracic surgery, an underdiagnosed wound complication.2013
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  Open inguinal hernia repair with the use of polyglycolic acid/trimethylene carbonate absorbable mesh: a critical update of the long-term results.2013
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  Closure of midline contaminated and recurrent incisional hernias with components separation technique reinforced with plication of the rectus muscles.2013
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  Biologic mesh use practice patterns in abdominal wall reconstruction: a lack of consensus among surgeons.2013
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  A critical review of biologic mesh use in ventral hernia repairs under contaminated conditions.2013

Authors and funding

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Funding

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Abstract

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