A randomised, multi-centre, prospective, observer and patient blind study to evaluate a non-absorbable polypropylene mesh vs. a partly absorbable mesh in incisional hernia repair
BACKGROUND: The implantation of a polymer mesh is considered as the standard treatment for incisional hernia. It leads to lower recurrence rates compared to suture techniques without mesh implantation; however, there are also some drawbacks to mesh repair. The operation is more complex and peri-oper...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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3 October 2012
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Langenbeck's archives of surgery
Year: 2012, Volume: 397, Issue: 8, Pages: 1225-1234 |
| ISSN: | 1435-2451 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00423-012-1009-6 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00423-012-1009-6 Verlag, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00423-012-1009-6 
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| Author Notes: | A. Rickert, P. Kienle, A. Kuthe, P. Baumann, R. Engemann, J. Kuhlgatz, M. von Frankenberg, H.P. Knaebel, M.W. Büchler |