ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2022
Clinical outcomes of open abdominal wall reconstruction with the use of a polypropylene reinforced tissue matrix: a multicenter retrospective study.
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- Reinforced tissue matrix to strengthen the abdominal wall following reversal of temporary ostomies or to treat incisional hernias.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Definitive Closure Using an Ovine Reinforced Tissue Matrix in Contaminated Penetrating Abdominal Trauma.The American journal of case reports · 2024Article
- A Comparison of Ovine-Reinforced Hybrid Mesh (OviTex PRS) With Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix (STRATTICE) in the Treatment of Advanced Breast Implant Capsular Contracture.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2024Article
- Intestinal erosion caused by meshoma displacement: A case report.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Article
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- Semiresorbable biologic hybrid meshes for ventral abdominal hernia repair in potentially contaminated settings: lower risk of recurrence.Updates in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess mesh behaviour and clinical outcomes of open complex abdominal wall reconstruction (CAWR) with the use of a polypropylene reinforced tissue matrix.
methodsA multicenter retrospective study of adult patients who underwent open CAWR with the use of a permanent polypropylene reinforced tissue matrix (OviTex
resultsFifty-five consecutive patients from four hospitals in the Netherlands were analysed; 46 patients with a ventral hernia and 9 patients with an open abdomen. Most patients with a ventral hernia had one or more complicating comorbidities (91.3%) and one or more complicating hernia characteristics (95.7%). Most procedures were performed in a (clean) contaminated surgical field (69.6% CDC 2-4; 41.3% CDC 3-4). All nine patients with an open abdomen underwent semi-emergent surgery. Twelve out of 46 patients with a ventral hernia (26.1%) and 4 of 9 patients with an open abdomen (44.4%) developed a postoperative surgical site infection that made direct contact with the mesh as confirmed on computed tomography (CT), suspicious of mesh infection. No patient needed mesh explantation for persistent infection of the mesh. During a median follow-up of 13 months, 4 of 46 ventral hernia patients (8.7%) developed a CT confirmed hernia recurrence.
conclusionPolypropylene reinforced tissue matrix can withstand infectious complications and provides acceptable mid-term recurrence rates in this retrospective study on open complex abdominal wall reconstructions. Longer follow-up data from prospective studies are required to determine further risk of hernia recurrence.
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