ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2016
Mesh Sutured Repairs of Abdominal Wall Defects.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03966768 (DuraMesh Laparotomy Closure Following Trauma and Emergency Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers.
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DuraMesh Laparotomy Closure Following Trauma and Emergency Surgery
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Protocol for the mesh matters project: evaluating the efficacy of suture mesh vs. planar mesh in small ventral hernia repair - a randomized, blinded multicenter study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Trial
- Single-center experience with mesh suture for primary parastomal hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Ventral hernia repair with T-line hernia mesh: A multi-institutional experience.Surgery in practice and science · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: A surgeon's insights into defect closure.Surgery in practice and science · 2025Article
- Repair of Massive Pediatric Abdominal Wall Hernia Using Mesh Suture.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Outcomes Following Implantation With Mesh Suture: A Registry of 1111 Patients.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Short-term outcomes of mesh-suture repair in the treatment of ventral hernias: a single-center study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Mesh Suture and Mesh Strips to Prevent Incisional Hernia Following Abdominal Wall Closure or Ventral Hernia Repair: Systematic Review.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- A Narrative Review of Mesh Suture in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Biomechanics, Early Outcomes, and Proposed Clinical Algorithm.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- Retrorectus Ventral Hernia Repair Utilizing T-line Hernia Mesh: Technical Descriptions.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Early Experience with Mesh Suture for DIEP Flap Abdominal Site Closures.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Contemporary Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Emerging Techniques and Trends.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Mesh Strip Repair for Midline Ventral Hernias: A Case Series.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Novel mesh suture may resist bone cutting seen with wire-based sternal closures.JTCVS techniques · 2023Article
- Novel Approach for Umbilical Hernia Repair Using Mesh Strips.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
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- Duramesh registry study: short-term outcomes using mesh suture for abdominal wall closure.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Repair of traumatic flank hernia with mesh strip suture: a case report.Journal of trauma and injury · 2022Article
- An In Vivo Comparison: Novel Mesh Suture Versus Traditional Suture-Based Repair in a Rabbit Tendon Model.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2022Article
- Evolving concepts in ventral hernia repair and physical therapy: prehabilitation, rehabilitation, and analogies to tendon reconstruction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Review
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Abstract
A new closure technique is introduced, which uses strips of macroporous polypropylene mesh as a suture for closure of abdominal wall defects due to failures of standard sutures and difficulties with planar meshes.
methodsStrips of macroporous polypropylene mesh of 2 cm width were passed through the abdominal wall and tied as simple interrupted sutures. The surgical technique and surgical outcomes are presented.
resultsOne hundred and seven patients underwent a mesh sutured abdominal wall closure. Seventy-six patients had preoperative hernias, and the mean hernia width by CT scan for those with scans was 9.1 cm. Forty-nine surgical fields were clean-contaminated, contaminated, or dirty. Five patients had infections within the first 30 days. Only one knot was removed as an office procedure. Mean follow-up at 234 days revealed 4 recurrent hernias.
conclusionsMesh sutured repairs reliably appose tissue under tension using concepts of force distribution and resistance to suture pull-through. The technique reduces the amount of foreign material required in comparison to sheet meshes, and avoids the shortcomings of monofilament sutures. Mesh sutured closures seem to be tolerant of bacterial contamination with low hernia recurrence rates and have replaced our routine use of mesh sheets and bioprosthetic grafts.
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