ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2014
Outcome of patients with chronic mesh infection following abdominal wall hernia repair.
Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05775276 (Incidence Of Mesh Infection After Hernioplasty In Obstructed and Strangulated Hernia Using Proline Mesh and Sutures), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Incidence Of Mesh Infection After Hernioplasty In Obstructed and Strangulated Hernia Using Proline Mesh and Sutures
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Recurrence of infection and hernia following partial versus complete removal of infected hernia mesh: a systematic review and cohort meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Pooled it
- A meta-analysis comparing hand-assisted laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and open right hemicolectomy for right-sided colon cancer.World journal of surgical oncology · 2020Pooled it
- How can we predict or prevent late mesh infection in ventral hernia repair? : Description of the type of study: a retrospective comparative study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Observational
- Evidence-based, cost-effective management of abdominal wall hernias: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2025Article
- Mesh exposure after ventral hernia repair with onlay biosynthetic mesh: a retrospective review of associated risk factors and management strategies.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Treatment of mesh infection after inguinal hernia repair: 3-year experience with 120 patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- What is the outcome of late-onset infected mesh removal after open tension-free inguinal hernioplasty: 3-year follow-up.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Surgical management of infected abdominal wall mesh: an analysis using the American Hernia Society Quality Collaborative.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Polyester Mesh Functionalization with Nitric Oxide-Releasing Silica Nanoparticles Reduces Early Methicillin-ResistantSurgical infections · 2021Article
- Prosthetic mesh hernioplasty versus primary repair in incarcerated and strangulated groin and abdominal wall hernias with or without organ resection. Retrospective study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Article
- [Management of late onset septic complications after IPOM implantation: case series from a hernia center].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2021Article
- Comparison of Surgisis, Vypro II and TiMesh in contaminated and clean field.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Non-cross-linked biological mesh in complex abdominal wall hernia: a cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2020Article
- Retro-rectus placement of bio-absorbable mesh improves patient outcomes.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Article
- Preparation and in Vitro Evaluation of New Composite Mesh Functionalized with Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Comparison of complete versus partial mesh removal for the treatment of chronic mesh infection after abdominal wall hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Article
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- Use of double-layer autologous dermal flap in the treatment of recurrent and/or infected incisional hernias: presentation of the surgical technique and the results of 1-year follow-up-a prospective, consecutive cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeMesh infection following incisional hernia repair has been reported at around 6-10 %. The aim of this study is to assess the outcome of patients following treatment for chronically infected mesh after repair of an abdominal wall hernia.
methodsData were gathered on all patients with chronically infected mesh following failed conservative management treated under the care of one surgeon between January 2004 and December 2010. This included patient demographics, reason for first operation, number of previous operations and the number of previous hernia repairs. In addition, the type of mesh removed was recorded as was the organism cultured from the wound. Patients were followed up in a clinic at 1 month, 3 months and 1 year after surgery.
results15 patients had 18 operations under general anaesthesia for infected mesh (10 partial and 8 complete mesh excisions). The interval between the last mesh implantation or abdominal operation and re-operation for infection was a median of 17 months (range 7-49 months). All patients who had complete mesh removal had complete healing of their wound at 3 months compared with four in the partial excision group (P = 0.011). At a median follow-up of 19 months, only five in the complete and three in the partial excision group had complete wound healing (P = 0.184).
conclusionThe outcome of patients treated for chronic mesh infection is unsatisfactory with high risk of recurrent herniation and development of further chronic abdominal wall sepsis; therefore, every effort should be made to prevent this problem in the first instance.
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