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INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume 75, Issue 5, Pages 346-351Publisher
SPRINGER INDIA
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-012-0743-x
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Ventral hernia repair; Incisional hernia repair; Intraperitoneal mesh; Laparoscopic hernia repair; Open hernia repair; Polypropylene mesh (PPM); Newer meshes; PTFE mesh; ePTFE mesh; Composite mesh; PCO mesh
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Incisional hernias and other ventral hernias are common surgical problems. It is estimated that incisional hernia complicates about 2 % to 10 % of laparotomies. Ventral and incisional hernia repairs are among the common surgeries done by a general surgeon. It is proven beyond any doubt that suture repair of these hernias should not be done as recurrence rates are unacceptably high, some series reporting as high as 54 % on long-term follow-up. A prosthetic mesh should always be used in ventral hernia repair (VHR). Now, the polypropylene mesh (PPM) has become the prosthetic mesh of choice in the repair of hernias, including inguinal hernia. However, with the advent of laparoscopic repair where the mesh is placed intraperitoneally, concerns regarding safety of PPM are raised. Newer meshes are introduced, claiming lesser complication rate. Many types of newer meshes are available now. Newer meshes are invariably costlier than PPM by 15-20 times. Is this extra cost worth? We looked in to available literature for an answer.
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