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Incisional hernia treatment with polypropylene graft: results of 10 years

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Abstract

Purpose

To report herein our results of tension-free repair of large incisional hernia with polypropylene mesh using a modification of the method that was described by Usher.

Method

Two hundred ninety-one patients who were operated on between January 1994 and December 2004 were studied. Two hundred thirty-two patients were female (79.7%), and 59 were male (20.3%). The average follow-up period was 55 months. The patients were evaluated for infection, recurrences, hematoma and seroma formation, sinuses and enterocutaneous fistula formation.

Results

Infection was observed in eight patients (2.7%). Graft removal due to infection was encountered only in two patients (0.6%). Recurrence was observed in six patients (2.1%). Two patients (0.6%) developed hematoma while another two developed seroma. No patient developed enterocutaneous fistula.

Conclusion

By using our modified technique we can decrease the expected complications after tension-free repair of large incisional hernias.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Ufuk University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    H. Y. Mahmoud Uslu

  2. Department of Surgery, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    A. B. Erkek, A. Cakmak, U. Sozener, L. Soylu, A. G. Turkcapar & E. Kuterdem

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Mahmoud Uslu, H.Y., Erkek, A.B., Cakmak, A. et al. Incisional hernia treatment with polypropylene graft: results of 10 years. Hernia 10, 380–384 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-006-0107-1

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