Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2019
One-year outcome after repair of giant incisional hernia using synthetic mesh or full-thickness skin graft: a randomised controlled trial.
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- 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
- Autologous full-thickness skin graft as reinforcement in parastomal hernia repair: a randomised controlled trial.Trials · 2021Trial
- A scoping review of outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of incisional and non-incisional ventral hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life outcomes of bioabsorbable Phasix Mesh versus permanent synthetic mesh following open ventral hernia repair: a systematic literature review and narrative synthesis.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2026Review
- Autologous full-thickness skin in the repair of complex ventral hernias: an innovative step into the future of complex hernia repair?Frontiers in surgery · 2023Review
- Similar collagen distribution in full-thickness skin grafts in intraperitoneal and onlay positions, an experimental mice-study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Could full thickness skin grafts in an onlay position be the new gold standard for incisional hernia repair?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Complex giant incisional hernia repair with intraperitoneal mesh: A case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- The Role of Mesh Implants in Surgical Treatment of Parastomal Hernia.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Non-closure of the Free Peritoneal Flap During Laparoscopic Hernia Repair of Lower Abdominal Marginal Hernia: A Retrospective Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- Autologous full-thickness skin graft as reinforcement in parastomal hernia repair: a feasibility study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2021Article
- The Tensile Strength of Full-Thickness Skin: A Laboratory Study Prior to Its Use as Reinforcement in Parastomal Hernia Repair.Frontiers in surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeRepair of giant incisional hernia often requires complex surgery and the results of conventional methods using synthetic mesh as reinforcement are unsatisfactory, with high recurrence and complication rates. Our hypothesis was that full-thickness skin graft (FTSG) provides an alternative reinforcement material for giant incisional hernia repair and that outcome is improved. The aim of this study was to compare FTSG with conventional materials currently used as reinforcement in the repair of giant incisional hernia.
methodsA prospective randomised controlled trial was conducted, comparing FTSG with synthetic mesh as reinforcement in the repair of giant (> 10 cm minimum width) incisional hernia. One-year follow-up included a blinded clinical examination by a surgeon and objective measurements of abdominal muscle strength using the Biodex-4 system.
results52 patients were enrolled in the study: 24 received FTSG and 28 synthetic mesh. Four recurrences (7.7%) were found at 1-year follow-up, two in each group. There were no significant differences regarding pain, patient satisfaction or aesthetic outcome between the groups. Strength in the abdominal wall was not generally improved in the study population and there was no significant difference between the groups.
conclusionThe outcome of repair of giant incisional hernia using FTSG as reinforcement is comparable with repair using synthetic mesh. This suggests that FTSG may have a future place in giant incisional hernia repair.
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