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ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2025

Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of crural reinforcement with bio-a

Alberto Aiolfi, Davide Bona, Sara De Bernardi, Francesca Lombardo, Michele Manara, Gianluca Bonitta, Quan Wang, Marta Cavalli, Giampiero Campanelli, Luigi Bonavina

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Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Efficacy and safety of mesh reinforced cruroplasty with Phasix™ ST vs. Bio-AHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026
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  3. Postoperative quality of life after minimally invasive repair of giant hiatal hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Alberto AiolfiDivision of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Science for Health, I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi - Sant'Ambrogio, University of Milan, Via C. Belgioioso, 173, Milan, 20157, Italy.
Davide BonaDivision of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Science for Health, I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi - Sant'Ambrogio, University of Milan, Via C. Belgioioso, 173, Milan, 20157, Italy. davide.bona@unimi.it.ORCID 0000-0003-4501-1187
Sara De BernardiDivision of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Science for Health, I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi - Sant'Ambrogio, University of Milan, Via C. Belgioioso, 173, Milan, 20157, Italy.
Francesca LombardoDivision of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Science for Health, I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi - Sant'Ambrogio, University of Milan, Via C. Belgioioso, 173, Milan, 20157, Italy.
Michele ManaraDivision of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Science for Health, I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi - Sant'Ambrogio, University of Milan, Via C. Belgioioso, 173, Milan, 20157, Italy.
Gianluca BonittaDivision of General Surgery, Department of Biomedical Science for Health, I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi - Sant'Ambrogio, University of Milan, Via C. Belgioioso, 173, Milan, 20157, Italy.
Quan WangDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Division of General and Foregut Surgery, University of Milan, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy.
Marta CavalliDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi- Sant'Ambrogio, University of Insubria, Milan, Italy.
Giampiero CampanelliDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi- Sant'Ambrogio, University of Insubria, Milan, Italy.
Luigi BonavinaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Division of General and Foregut Surgery, University of Milan, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAbsorbable synthetic meshes have gained increasing acceptance for crural reinforcement during hiatus hernia (HH) repair because their safety profile and the potential of reducing recurrence rates. Bio-A

aimCompare safety, efficacy, recurrence rates, and quality of life after laparoscopic HH repair and cruroplasty reinforced with either Bio-A

methodsRetrospective multicenter study (September 2011- December 2024). All patients that underwent minimally invasive HH repair with Phasix-ST

resultsOverall, 271 patients were included. Bio-A

conclusionsThis study shows that Bio-A

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Hernia, HiatalHerniorrhaphySurgical MeshAgedFemaleFundoplicationHumansLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeComposite hiatoplastyCrural reinforcementHernia recurrenceHiatus hernia repairPosterior hiatoplasty

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