ReviewFrontiers in surgery2015
The Use of Biological Meshes in Diaphragmatic Defects - An Evidence-Based Review of the Literature.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Biologic Mesh in Surgery: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis of Selected Outcomes in 51 Studies and 6079 Patients.World journal of surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Complicated Diaphragmatic Hernia in Emergency Surgery: Systematic Review of the Literature.World journal of surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Thoracoscopic repair of chronic post-traumatic diaphragmatic hernia: outcomes and selection criteria.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Delayed Right Hemidiaphragm Rupture After Blunt Trauma Repaired With Prolene Mesh: A Case Report.Case reports in surgery · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Role of PhasixST™ Mesh in Laparoscopic Repair of Large Hiatal Hernias: Surgical Technique and Comprehensive Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Robotic Repair of Acute Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injury From an Abdominal Approach: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Rare Diaphragmatic Hernias in Adults-Experience of a Tertiary Center in Esophageal Surgery and Narrative Review of the Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Repair of diaphragmatic hernias: Retrospective analysis of 70 cases.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Article
- Management of complicated diaphragmatic hernia in the acute setting: a WSES position paper.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Review
- A tale of two unconventional adult diaphragmatic hernias.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2023Article
- When laparoscopic repair is feasible for diaphragmatic hernia in adults? A retrospective study and literature review.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Review
- Slipped LINX® Caused by a Short Esophagus or an Intra-Thoracic Sleeve Migration (ITSM) or the Combination of Both?Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Regulatory science for hernia mesh: Current status and future perspectives.Bioactive materials · 2021Review
- Blunt Trauma Associated With Bilateral Diaphragmatic Rupture: A Case Report.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- Decellularization of Small Intestinal Submucosa.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021Article
- Mesh erosion after hiatal hernia repair: the tip of the iceberg?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Article
- Transabdominal supra-diaphragmatic self-attached mesh for recurrent type IV diaphragmatic hernia on emergency setting: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2019Article
- Autologous Dermis Graft Implantation: A Novel Approach to Reinforcement in Giant Hiatal Hernias.Case reports in surgery · 2018Article
- Emergency surgery due to diaphragmatic hernia: case series and review.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2017Review
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Abstract
The widespread use of meshes for hiatal hernia repair has emerged in the era of laparoscopic surgery, although sporadic cases of mesh augmentation of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture have been reported. The indications for biologic meshes in diaphragmatic repair are ill defined. This systematic review aims to investigate the available evidence on the role of biologic meshes in diaphragmatic rupture and hiatal hernia repair. Limited data from sporadic case reports and case series have demonstrated that repair of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture with biologic mesh is safe technique in both the acute or chronic setting. High level evidence demonstrates short-term benefits of biologic mesh augmentation in hiatal hernia repair over primary repair, although adequate long-term data are not currently available. Long-term follow-up data suggest no benefit of hiatal hernia repair using porcine small intestine submucosa over suture repair. The effectiveness of different biologic mesh materials on hernia recurrence requires further investigation.
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