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ArticleScientific reports2022

Predictive factors of recurrence for laparoscopic repair of primary and incisional ventral hernias with single mesh from a multicenter study.

Micaela Piccoli, Francesca Pecchini, Gaetano Vetrone, Romano Linguerri, Giuliano Sarro, Umberto Rivolta, Amedeo Elio, Gianluca Piccirillo, Giuseppe Faillace, Emilia Masci and 9 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 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 · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Micaela PiccoliDepartment of General Surgery, Emergency and New Technologies, Baggiovara General Hospital, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7484-9355
Francesca PecchiniDepartment of General Surgery, Emergency and New Technologies, Baggiovara General Hospital, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy. francescapecc@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6933-5368
Gaetano VetroneDepartment of Surgery, Santa Maria Della Scaletta Hospital, Imola, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7191-1387
Romano LinguerriDepartment of Surgery, Santa Maria Della Scaletta Hospital, Imola, Italy.
Giuliano SarroDepartment of General Surgery, Istituto Clinico di alta Specialità San Gaudenzio, Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8083-4245
Umberto RivoltaDepartment of General Surgery, Istituto Clinico di alta Specialità San Gaudenzio, Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3596-0047
Amedeo ElioDepartment of General Surgery, ULSS Scaligera, San Bonifacio Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Gianluca PiccirilloDepartment of General Surgery, ULSS Scaligera, San Bonifacio Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Giuseppe FaillaceDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Unit of General Surgery, E. Bassini Hospital, Cinisello Balsamo, Milan, Italy.
Emilia MasciDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Unit of General Surgery, E. Bassini Hospital, Cinisello Balsamo, Milan, Italy.
Davide GuglielminettiDepartment of General Surgery and Laparoscopy, Malatesta Novello Clinic, Cesena, Italy.
Chiara SantorelliDepartment of General Surgery and Laparoscopy, Malatesta Novello Clinic, Cesena, Italy.
Giorgio SolianiDepartment of Surgery, Surgical Unnit 2, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1545-9784
Margherita Koleva RadicaDepartment of Surgery, Surgical Unnit 2, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6592-9193
Vincenzo TrapaniDepartment of General Surgery, Emergency and New Technologies, Baggiovara General Hospital, AOU Modena, Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0095-5558
Domenico MarchiDepartment of Colo-Rectal Surgery, Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9846-6578
Johanna ChesterDivision of Dermatology, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2866-0783
Luca LeonardiDepartment of General Surgery, Sassuolo and Area Sud Hospital, Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9365-0990
Silvia NeriDepartment of General Surgery, Sassuolo and Area Sud Hospital, Modena, Italy.
Arcispedale Sant'Anna · ITOspedale Bassini · ITNational Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment · USUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) is a widely practiced treatment for primary (PH) and incisional (IH) hernias, with acceptable outcomes. Prevention of recurrence is crucial and still highly debated. Purpose of this study was to evaluate predictive factors of recurrence following LVHR with intraperitoneal onlay mesh with a single type of mesh for both PH and IH. A retrospective, multicentre study of data collected from patients who underwent LVHR for PH and IH with an intraperitoneal monofilament polypropylene mesh from January 2014 to December 2018 at 8 referral centers was conducted, and statistical analysis for risk factors of recurrence and post-operative outcomes was performed. A total of 1018 patients were collected, with 665 cases of IH (65.3%) and 353 of PH (34.7%). IH patients were older (p < 0.001), less frequently obese (p = 0.031), at higher ASA class (p < 0.001) and presented more frequently with large, swiss cheese type and border site defects (p < 0.001), compared to PH patients. Operative time and hospital stay were longer for IH (p < 0.001), but intraoperative and early post-operative complications and reinterventions were comparable. IH group presented at major risk of recurrence than PH (6.7% vs 0.9%, p < 0.001) and application of absorbable tacks resulted a significative predictive factor for recurrence increasing the risk by 2.94 (95% CI 1.18-7.31). LVHR with a light-weight polypropylene mesh has low intra- and post-operative complications and is appropriate for both IH and PH. Non absorbable tacks and mixed fixation system seem to be preferable to absorbable tacks alone.

Indexed as

Hernia, VentralIncisional HerniaLaparoscopyHumansPolypropylenesPostoperative ComplicationsRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesSurgical MeshTreatment OutcomePolypropylenes

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PMID35273288
PMCPMC8913731
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