ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2016
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Using Retrorectus Self-adhering Mesh: A Novel Approach.
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- Is mesh fixation necessary in open retromuscular ventral hernia repair? A meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Is it safe not to fix the mesh in an open incisional hernia repair? Literature review.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- Interim analysis of single - centre randomised controlled trial on incisional hernia repair with vs without synthetic mesh fixation.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Trial
- Mesh fixation in open IPOM procedure with tackers or sutures? A randomized clinical trial with preliminary results.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Trial
- A Prospective Observational Study Comparing Retrorectus and Anterectus Mesh Placement in Incisional Hernia Repair.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Midline incisional hernia guidelines: the European Hernia Society.The British journal of surgery · 2023Article
- THE USE OF SURGICAL ADHESIVE AND SUTURE FIXING MESHES TO THE ABDOMINAL WALL: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN RATS.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2022Article
- A structured pathway for developing your complex abdominal hernia service: our York pathway.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- The 4 Principles of Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2019Review
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons Member Post-Operative Opioid Prescribing Patterns.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2019Article
- What Is the Current Knowledge About Sublay/Retro-Rectus Repair of Incisional Hernias?Frontiers in surgery · 2018Article
- Pain Management in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn abdominal wall reconstruction, the retrorectus plane offers an ideal location for mesh placement. Mesh fixation in this plane is often achieved using transfascial sutures, which risks entrapping intercostal nerves and causing significant pain, and takes time to place. A novel alternative is the use of sutureless self-adhering mesh. Although the use of this mesh in inguinal hernias has been well described, studies on its use in abdominal wall reconstruction are lacking.
methodsConsecutive patients who underwent ventral hernia repair with retrorectus mesh were reviewed. This included patients who received transfascially sutured mesh and those who received sutureless self-adhering mesh. All patients were followed up for at least 12 months. The amount of narcotics required by each patient postoperatively was calculated. Surgical-site occurrences (SSOs) and hernia recurrence and bulge were measured.
resultsTwenty-six patients underwent abdominal wall reconstruction with retrorectus mesh. This included 12 patients with transfascially sutured mesh and 14 patients with self-adhering mesh. Mean follow-up was 600 days. Baseline characteristics were similar between the 2 groups. Patients receiving self-adhering mesh required significantly less narcotics than patients with transfascially sutured mesh. There were no significant differences in the rate of SSOs between the 2 groups. No hernia recurrences, bulges, or chronic pain occurred in either group.
conclusionsThis is the first study to compare the outcomes of retrorectus self-adhering mesh and transfascially sutured mesh in abdominal wall reconstruction. Our results show low rates of SSO, recurrence, and bulge with both options, with significantly less acute pain with self-adhering mesh.
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