ArticleWorld journal of surgery2018
Long-Term Follow-Up of Retromuscular Incisional Hernia Repairs: Recurrence and Quality of Life.
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- Optimizing robotic approach to ventral hernia repair: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis between preperitoneal versus retromuscular repair.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Ventral hernia is a chronic disease: a systematic review of long-term outcomes beyond 5 years.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Long-term follow-up of full-thickness skin grafting in giant incisional hernia repair: a randomised controlled trial.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Trial
- Robotic ventral hernia repair versus non-robotic techniques: a SAGES systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Hernia Recurrence Risk Matters More Than Mesh Type to Patients Undergoing Ventral Hernia Repair.The Journal of surgical research · 2025Article
- Comparison of Robot-assisted Enhanced-view Totally Extraperitoneal (eTEP) and Transabdominal Retromuscular (TARM aka TARUP) Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- Quality of life and abdominal wall functionality after abdominal wall reconstruction: A prospective single center follow-up study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- "What really matters to the patients?": assessing the impact of wound healing on the quality of life in patients undergoing incisional hernia repair.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Review
- Mini- or less-open sublay (E/MILOS) operation vs open sublay and laparoscopic IPOM repair for the treatment of incisional hernias: a registry-based propensity score matched analysis of the 5-year results.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- The impact of comorbidities on postoperative outcomes of ventral hernia repair: the patients' perspective.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Long term outcomes of robotic-assisted abdominal wall reconstruction: a single surgeon experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Abdominal wall incisional hernia repair improves respiratory function: results after 3 years of follow-up.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Peritoneal flap hernioplasty for reconstruction of transverse incisional hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Abdominal core quality of life after ventral hernia repair: a comparison of open versus robotic-assisted retromuscular techniques.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Incisional hernia repair in a high-fidelity silicone model for open retro-muscular mesh implantation with preparation of the fatty triangle: validation and educational impact study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Transabdominal (TA) versus totally extraperitoneal (TEP) robotic retromuscular ventral hernia repair: a propensity score matching analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
- The PINCH-Phone: a new screenings method for recurrent incisional hernias.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Article
- Predictors of hernia recurrence after Rives-Stoppa repair in the treatment of incisional hernias: a retrospective cohort.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeIncisional hernia repair (IHR) with a mesh is necessary to achieve low recurrence rates and pain relief. In the short term, quality of life (QoL) is restored by IHR. Two centers pioneered the IHR in Sweden with the highly standardized Rives-Stoppa technique using a retromuscular mesh. We assessed long-term follow-up of recurrence rate and QoL.
methodsMedical records were searched for IHRs performed from 1998 to 2006 and included living patients with midline repairs. Questionnaires about physical status, complaints, and QoL (SF-36) were mailed, offering a clinical examination. Assessment of medical records of later surgery was performed in 2015.
resultsThree hundred and one patients with midline incisional repairs were identified, and 217 accepted participation. Of these, 103 attended a clinical examination. Follow-up was 7 years until examination and 11 years to reassessment of medical records. In 26%, recurrent hernias were repaired. Postoperative complications were 26% Clavien-Dindo grade I-II and 1% grade III-IV. Mesh infections occurred in 1.4% without mesh removals, and 4% were reoperated because of complications. Overall recurrence rate was 8.1% and two-third of which were diagnosed at clinical examination. Recurrence after primary and recurrent hernia repair was 7.1 and 10.9%, respectively. Of all patients, 80% were satisfied; dissatisfaction was primarily caused by recurrence and chronic pain. SF-36 scores were 0.2 SD lower than the norm in all subscales, similar to those with 1-2 chronic conditions.
conclusionsMidline retromuscular mesh IHR has a low long-term recurrence rate even after recurrent repair. Patient satisfaction was high although QoL was reduced.
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