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ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2025

Comparative analysis of polypropylene and dual mesh incisional hernia repair methods in open surgery following organ transplantation: a single-center retrospective cohort study.

Alireza Shamsaeefar, Bahram Amiri, Hamed Nikoupour, Kourosh Kazemi, Seyed Ali Moosavi, Nasrin Motazedian, Sahar Sohrabi Nazari, Saman Nikeghbalian, Seyed Ali Malekhosseini

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Alireza ShamsaeefarAbu-Ali Sina Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Bahram AmiriAbu-Ali Sina Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Hamed NikoupourAbu-Ali Sina Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Kourosh KazemiAbu-Ali Sina Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Seyed Ali MoosaviAbu-Ali Sina Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Nasrin MotazedianTransplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. motazediann@yahoo.com.
Sahar Sohrabi NazariAbu-Ali Sina Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Saman NikeghbalianAbu-Ali Sina Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Seyed Ali MalekhosseiniAbu-Ali Sina Organ Transplant Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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Abstract

purposeTransplant patients face a risk of developing incisional hernias. Establishing a reliable and secure incisional hernia repair method for this patient population remains a challenge.

methodsIn this retrospective cohort study, we gathered data from patients who had undergone liver and kidney transplantations and subsequently had developed postoperative incisional hernias. Patient follow-up was extended for a minimum of 18 months. Primary outcomes focused on recurrence, hematoma, and infection rates, comparing the complication profiles of propylene mesh and Dual Mesh incisional hernia repair methods.

results122 transplant patients with incisional hernias were included. The incidence of recurrence and infection after incisional hernia repair surgery was 20.6% and 5.9% for Dual Mesh and 22.2% and 9.9% for polypropylene mesh (P = 0.721 and 1.000). In liver recipients, the Dual Mesh method showed a slightly lower incidence of recurrence (17.9% vs. 23.3%) and infection (3.6% vs. 10.0%) compared to polypropylene mesh (P = 0.782, 0.423). Kidney recipients exhibited insignificant higher recurrence (33.3% vs. 19%) and infection rates (16.7% vs. 9.5%) with Dual Mesh (P = 0.588, 0.545).

conclusionsThe results suggest that while trends indicate a lower recurrence and infection rate with Dual Mesh in liver transplant patients and a slightly higher recurrence and infection rate with Dual Mesh in kidney transplant patients, these differences were not statistically significant. Therefore, no definitive advantage of one mesh type over the other can be concluded from the data.

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HerniorrhaphyIncisional HerniaKidney TransplantationLiver TransplantationPolypropylenesSurgical MeshAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesSurgical Wound InfectionPolypropylenesComplicationsDual meshHernia recurrenceHernioplastyIncisional herniaKidney transplantationLiver transplantationMeshOutcomePolypropylene meshWound infections

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