ReviewThe Indian journal of surgery2013
Intra Peritoneal Polypropylene Mesh and Newer Meshes in Ventral Hernia Repair: What EBM Says?
Review in The Indian journal of surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Short-term outcomes of robotic eTEP versus TAPP for ventral hernia repair: insights from a propensity-matched cohort.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- A Prospective Observational Study Comparing Retrorectus and Anterectus Mesh Placement in Incisional Hernia Repair.Cureus · 2025Article
- Using the Da Vinci Single Port Robotic Platform in Abdominal Wall Surgery: Preclinical Exploration of a Suprapubic Single Port Extraperitoneal Approach (SPJournal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic modified e-tep repair of concomitant inguinal and ventral hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Does intraperitoneal mesh increase the risk of bowel obstruction? A nationwide French analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Switching from robotic-assisted extended transabdominal preperitoneal (eTAPP) to totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) hernia repair for umbilical and epigastric hernias.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Bubble plastic use in rats hernioplasty: Uso do plástico bolha em hernioplastias de ratos.Heliyon · 2023Article
- S041-Trends and short-term outcomes of three approaches to minimally invasive repair of small ventral hernias. An ACHQC analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- e-TEP repair for midline primary and incisional hernia: technical considerations and initial experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Extended totally extraperitoneal Rives-Stoppa (eTEP-RS) technique for ventral hernia: initial experience of The Wall Hernia Group and a surgical technique update.Updates in surgery · 2021Article
- Extended View: Totally Extra Peritoneal (e-TEP) Approach for Ventral and Incisional Hernia-Early results from a single center.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Primary non-complicated midline ventral hernia: is laparoscopic IPOM still a reasonable approach?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Review
- Recurrent abdominal wall dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in a child: a challenging reconstruction.SpringerPlus · 2015Article
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Abstract
Incisional hernias and other ventral hernias are common surgical problems. It is estimated that incisional hernia complicates about 2 % to 10 % of laparotomies. Ventral and incisional hernia repairs are among the common surgeries done by a general surgeon. It is proven beyond any doubt that suture repair of these hernias should not be done as recurrence rates are unacceptably high, some series reporting as high as 54 % on long-term follow-up. A prosthetic mesh should always be used in ventral hernia repair (VHR). Now, the polypropylene mesh (PPM) has become the prosthetic mesh of choice in the repair of hernias, including inguinal hernia. However, with the advent of laparoscopic repair where the mesh is placed intraperitoneally, concerns regarding safety of PPM are raised. Newer meshes are introduced, claiming lesser complication rate. Many types of newer meshes are available now. Newer meshes are invariably costlier than PPM by 15-20 times. Is this extra cost worth? We looked in to available literature for an answer.
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