Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery

The most recent articles from: Hernia February 2020

Hernia · Feb 2020

Randomized Controlled Trial

Safety and efficacy of prophylactic resorbable biosynthetic mesh following midline laparotomy in clean/contemned field: preliminary results of a randomized double blind prospective trial.

Incisional hernia (IH) is one of the most common sequelae of laparotomy. ⋯ The prophylactic use of a BIO-A biosynthetic stripe (Gore) showed a statistically significant reduction in the incisional hernia rate in patients who underwent clean-contaminated and contaminated surgery.

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