PRevention of INCisional hernia after liver transplantation (PRINC trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

PRevention of INCisional hernia after liver transplantation (PRINC trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Incisional hernia is a common complication after liver transplantation with an incidence of 5 to 46%. Concerning non-transplant patients, a recently published meta-analysis describes a reduction of the incidence of incisional hernia of up to 85% due to prophylactic mesh replaceme...

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Main Authors: Daniela Kniepeiss, James Elvis Waha, Thomas Auer, Andrea Berghold, Peter Schemmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Incisional hernia
Liver transplantation
Prophylactic mesh
Long-term absorbable mesh
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3477-2

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