SynthesisHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2019
Prophylactic mesh placement to avoid incisional hernias after stoma reversal: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prophylactic mesh at stoma reversal reduces incisional hernia without increasing early complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Higher BMI increases risk of stoma-site incisional hernia and other complications following diverting loop ileostomy and reversal: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Reversal of stoma with biosynthetic mesh fascial reinforcement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2024Pooled it
- Risk factors associated to incisional hernia in stoma site after stoma closure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Pooled it
- Laparoscopic vs. open loop ileostomy reversal: a meta-analysis of randomized and non-randomized studies.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Prevention of incisional hernia at the site of stoma closure with different reinforcing mesh types: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Closure of stoma site with or without prophylactic mesh reinforcement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2020Pooled it
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- Is absorbable mesh useful in preventing parastomal hernia after emergency surgery? The PARTHENOPE study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Trial
- Long-term outcome of prophylactic biosynthetic mesh reinforcement at the time of loop ileostomy reversal for colorectal cancer- results of a case-matched study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- From Diversion to Permanence: Trends in Ostomy Creation in Rectal Cancer Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Single-staged retromuscular abdominal wall reconstruction with mesh at the time of ostomy reversal: are we crossing the line? An ACHQC Analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- A Cost-Utility Analysis of Mesh Prophylaxis in the Prevention of Incisional Hernias following Stoma Closure Surgery.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- When to use a prophylactic mesh after stoma closure: a case-control study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
- Synthetic Mesh in Contaminated Abdominal Wall Surgery: Friend or Foe? A Literature Review.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2022Review
- Should simultaneous stoma closure and incisional hernia repair be avoided?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo provide an overview of the available literature on prevention of incisional hernias after stoma reversal, with the use of prophylactic meshes.
methodsA literature search of Pubmed, MEDLINE and EMBASE was performed. Search terms for stoma, enterostomy, mesh, prophylaxis and hernia were used. Search was updated to December 31th 2018. No time limitations were used, while English, Geman, Dutch and French were used as language restrictions. The primary outcome was the incidence of incisional hernia formation after stoma reversal. Secondary outcomes were mesh-related complications. Data on study design, sample size, patient characteristics, stoma and mesh characteristics, duration of follow-up and outcomes were extracted from the included articles.
resultsA number of 241 articles were identified and three studies with 536 patients were included. A prophylactic mesh was placed in 168 patients to prevent incisional hernias after stoma reversal. Follow-up ranged from 10 to 21 months. The risk of incisional hernia in case of prophylactic mesh placement was significantly lower in comparison to no mesh placement (OR 0.10, 95% CI 0.04-0.27, p < 0.001, I
conclusionsThe use of a prophylactic mesh seems to reduce the risk on incisional hernias after stoma reversal and therefore mesh reinforcement should be considered after stoma reversal.
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