ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2023
Incisional hernia repair with a slowly absorbable P4HB mesh: what happens after the mesh disappears? A retrospective longitudinal clinical study.
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- The use of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB, Phasix™) mesh in ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Biosynthetic meshes in contaminated fields: where are we now? A systematic review and meta-analysis in humans.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Comparative outcomes of bioabsorbable poly-4-hydroxybutyrate versus synthetic mesh in ventral hernia repair: A propensity-matched cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Long-Term Outcomes After Slowly Resorbable P4HB Mesh Implantation: A Multicenter Analysis From European Registry.World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Less pain and foreign body sensation after incisional hernia repair with partially absorbable mesh than with non-absorbable mesh: a retrospective sequential cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
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- Early outcomes of contaminated midline incisional hernia repair with mesh suture.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Mesh Suture in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Biomechanics, Early Outcomes, and Proposed Clinical Algorithm.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- Mesh exposure after ventral hernia repair with onlay biosynthetic mesh: a retrospective review of associated risk factors and management strategies.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Long-term results with biosynthetic absorbable P4HB mesh in ventral abdominal wall repair: a multicentre analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Transversus abdominis release with biosynthetic mesh for large ventral hernia repair: a 5-year analysis of clinical outcomes and quality of life.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Risk factors of recurrence after incisional hernia preperitoneal repair: a long-term retrospective single-center cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Slowly absorbable mesh in sublay ventral hernia repair in contaminated fields.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Fully resorbable poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) mesh for soft tissue repair and reconstruction: A scoping review.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Shifting the Goalpost in Ventral Hernia Care: 5-year Outcomes after Ventral Hernia Repair with Poly-4-hydroxybutyrate Mesh.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo analyze the incisional hernia recurrence rate at a long-term follow-up using a biosynthetic long-term absorbable mesh in patients with a higher risk of surgical infection in a contaminated surgical field.
methodsThis was a retrospective multicentric study. All patients undergoing incisional hernia repair between 2016 and 2018 at 6 participating university centers were included. Patients were classified according to the Ventral Hernia Working Group (VHWG). All consecutive patients who underwent abdominal wall repair using biosynthetic long-term absorbable mesh (Phasix
resultsOne hundred and eight patients were included: 77 with VHWG grade 3 (71.3%) and 31 with VHWG grade 4 (28.7%). Median time follow-up was 41 months [24; 63]. Twenty-four patients had clinical recurrence during the follow-up (22.2%). The SSI and SSO rates were 24.1% and 36.1%, respectively. On multivariate analysis, risk factors for incisional hernia recurrence were previous recurrence, mesh location, and postoperative enterocutaneous fistula.
conclusionsAt the 3 year follow-up, the recurrence rate with a biosynthetic absorbable mesh (Phasix
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