Prevention of Incisional Hernias with Biological MeshA Systematic Review of the Literature

Prevention of Incisional Hernias with Biological MeshA Systematic Review of the Literature

Background: Prophylactic mesh augmented reinforcement during closure of abdominal wall incisions has been proposed in patients with increased risk for development of incisional hernias (IH). As part of the BioMesh consensus project, a systematic literature review has been performed to detect those s...

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Main Authors: FILIP ETIENNE MUYSOMS, An Jairam, Manuel López-Cano, Maciej Śmietański, Guido Woeste, Iris Kyle-Leinhase, Stavros Athanasios Antoniou, Ferdinand Köckerling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
prevention
prophylaxis
Systematic review
incisional hernia
Biological mesh
bio-absorbable mesh
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2016.00053/full

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