ArticleGastroenterology research and practice2016
Adhesions to Mesh after Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair Are Detected by MRI but Are Not a Cause of Long Term Chronic Abdominal Pain.
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- The role of non-invasive imaging techniques in detecting intra-abdominal adhesions: a systematic review.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Adhesions After Laparoscopic IPOM-How Serious Is the Problem?Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- From Meshes to Minimally Invasive Techniques: A Comprehensive Review of Modern Hernia Repair Approaches.Cureus · 2024Review
- Inter- and Intra-Observer Variability and the Effect of Experience in Cine-MRI for Adhesion Detection.Journal of imaging · 2023Article
- Postoperative ileus after laparoscopic primary and incisional abdominal hernia repair with intraperitoneal mesh (DynaMesh®-IPOM versus Parietex™ Composite): a single institution experience.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Article
- Surgical and radiological behavior of MRI-depictable mesh implants after TAPP repair: the IRONMAN study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Article
- Step-by-step guide to safe removal of pre-peritoneal inguinal mesh.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Article
- 3D printing of surgical hernia meshes impregnated with contrast agents: in vitro proof of concept with imaging characteristics on computed tomography.3D printing in medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
Aim. The aim of the present study was to perform MRI in patients after ventral hernia mesh repair, in order to evaluate MRI's ability to detect intra-abdominal adhesions. Materials and Methods. Single-center long term follow-up study of 155 patients operated for ventral hernia with laparoscopic (LVHR) or open mesh repair (OVHR), including analyzing medical records, clinical investigation with patient-reported pain (VAS-scale), and MRI. MRI was performed in 124 patients: 114 patients (74%) after follow-up, and 10 patients referred for late complaints after ventral mesh repair. To verify the MRI-diagnosis of adhesions, laparoscopy was performed after MRI in a cohort of 20 patients. Results. MRI detected adhesions between bowel and abdominal wall/mesh in 60% of the patients and mesh shrinkage in 20-50%. Adhesions were demonstrated to all types of meshes after both LVHR and OVHR with a sensitivity of 70%, specificity of 75%, positive predictive value of 78%, and negative predictive value of 67%. Independent predictors for formation of adhesions were mesh area as determined by MRI and Charlson index. The presence of adhesions was not associated with more pain. Conclusion. MRI can detect adhesions between bowel and abdominal wall in a fair reliable way. Adhesions are formed both after open and laparoscopic hernia mesh repair and are not associated with chronic pain.
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