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ArticleJournal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS2024

Prophylactic Mesh Augmentation of Midline Closure in Patients Undergoing Resection for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Reduces the Rate of Incisional Hernia: Results of a Case-Series Study.

Panagiotis Varsos, Fotios Seretis, Alexis Theodorou, Nikolaos Pachos, Eleni Kitsou, Konstantinos Saliaris, Ioannis Karikis, Dimitrios Theodorou, Tania Triantafyllou

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Panagiotis VarsosFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Fotios SeretisFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Alexis TheodorouFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos PachosFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Eleni KitsouFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos SaliarisFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis KarikisFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios TheodorouFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Tania TriantafyllouFirst Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

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Abstract

Incisional hernias represent a far more common complication after midline incisions than previously estimated. Patients with upper gastrointestinal tract malignancies represent a group of patients at increased risk for incisional hernia formation after undergoing major surgery. Our prospectively designed study included 50 patients who underwent onlay synthetic mesh augmentation of their midline closure along with closure using the small bites technique. At a 12-month follow-up, no incisional hernias were documented. A significant decrease compared to historical controls was achieved, with few minor complications. Mesh augmentation of midline closure in patients with upper gastrointestinal tract malignancies can significantly reduce subsequent incisional hernia formation.

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canceresophageal cancergastriconlay meshprophylactic mesh

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PMID39664591
PMCPMC11631610

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