Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
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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.