ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2016
Is there a place for a biological mesh in perineal hernia repair?
Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Conflict resolution of the beams: CT vs. MRI in recurrent hernia detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mesh visualization and other outcomes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of biological mesh reconstruction versus primary perineal closure after abdominoperineal excision of rectal cancer.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- Perineal hernia repair after abdominoperineal excision or extralevator abdominoperineal excision: a systematic review of the literature.Techniques in coloproctology · 2017Pooled it
- Perineal hernia repair: Multicentre comparative analysis of mesh-only versus mesh combined with tissue flap.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic perineal hernia repair after abdominoperineal resection.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Postoperative perineal hernia repair: what is the evidence?Surgery today · 2023Review
- Surgical technique for primary perineal hernia repair: a systematic scoping review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- A three layered repair of a large perineal hernia: case report and review of the literature.Surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Acellular dermal matrix in reconstructive surgery: Applications, benefits, and cost.Frontiers in transplantation · 2023Review
- Quantifying displacement of urogenital organs after abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2021Article
- Closed loop obstruction and adhesive intestinal obstruction in perineal hernia.BMJ case reports · 2020Article
- Further insights into the treatment of perineal hernia based on a the experience of a single tertiary centre.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2020Article
- CT assessment of the quality of omentoplasty and its implications for perineal wound healing.International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Article
- Acellular Dermal Matrices: Applications in Plastic Surgery.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2019Review
- Composite mesh and gluteal fasciocutaneous rotation flap for perineal hernia repair after abdominoperineal resection: a novel technique.Updates in surgery · 2017Article
- Repair of Perineal Hernia Following Abdominoperineal Excision with Biological Mesh: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in surgery · 2016Review
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to determine the outcome of perineal hernia repair with a biological mesh after abdominoperineal resection (APR).
methodAll consecutive patients who underwent perineal hernia repair with a porcine acellular dermal mesh between 2010 and 2014 were included. Follow-up was performed by clinical examination and MRI.
resultsFifteen patients underwent perineal hernia repair after a median of 25 months from APR. Four patients had a concomitant contaminated perineal defect, for which a gluteal fasciocutaneous flap was added in three patients. Wound infection occurred in three patients. After a median follow-up of 17 months (IQR 12-24), a clinically recurrent perineal hernia developed in 7 patients (47 %): 6 of 11 patients after a non-cross-linked mesh and 1 of 4 patients after a cross-linked mesh (p = 0.57). Routine MRI at a median of 17 months revealed a recurrent perineal hernia in 7 of 10 evaluable patients, with clinical confirmation of recurrence in 5 of these 7 patients. No recurrent hernia was observed in the three patients with combined flap reconstruction for contaminated perineal defects.
conclusionA high recurrence rate was observed after biological mesh repair of a perineal hernia following APR.
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