ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences2026
A randomized controlled comparison of sublay and onlay mesh techniques in ventral abdominal wall hernia repair.
Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07140471 (Comparison of Sublay Versus Onlay Mesh Repair for Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernia), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Comparison of Sublay Versus Onlay Mesh Repair for Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Objective: To compare wound infection, seroma formation, and hernia recurrence rates between onlay and sublay mesh repair for ventral abdominal wall hernias. Methodology: This prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted at Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital, Muzaffargarh, Pakistan, from February 2022 to August 2023. Ninety-six patients aged 18-60 years with ventral hernias (defect size 40-100 mm) were randomly assigned to onlay or sublay mesh repair (48 per group). Outcomes-wound infection, seroma, and recurrence-were evaluated during hospitalization and at two week and six month follow-ups. Data were analyzed using SPSS v26.0; Results: The mean age was 43.4 ± 8.8 years in the onlay group and 44.5 ± 11.2 years in the sublay group ( Conclusion: Sublay mesh repair significantly reduced wound infections compared with onlay repair, with comparable seroma and recurrence rates, supporting its preference in resource-limited settings.Registration No.ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07140471).
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