ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2018
IPOM: history of an acronym.
Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Barbed suture versus preperitoneal ventral patch in medium-size ventral hernia repair: randomized clinical trial.BJS open · 2025Trial
- Short-term outcomes after open versus robot-assisted repair of ventral hernias: a nationwide database study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
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- Laparoscopic intraperitoneal mesh repair of a large incisional hernia in a kidney transplantation patient: A case report.Asian journal of endoscopic surgery · 2022Article
- Enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) approach for the treatment of abdominal wall hernias: mid-term results.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- What is the reality in epigastric hernia repair?-a trend analysis from the Herniamed Registry.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
IPOM has become a common term used by hernia surgeons. It refers to the treatment of a ventral hernia using an intraperitoneal placed mesh and most consider it an acronym for Intra-Peritoneal Onlay Mesh. Since intraperitoneal placement of mesh has fallen out of favor with some hernia surgeons and key-opinion-leaders recently, this might be the correct time to write down and preserve the history of this intriguing acronym.
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