Ventral hernias, primary and recurrent, are major surgical challenge. We aim to investigate efficacy of modified technique of ventral hernias repair: an "open intraperitoneal mesh" technique.
We analyzed early postoperative complications (EPCs; wound infection, hematoma, and seroma) and late postoperative complications (recurrence) in 124 patients operated for IHs and recurrent IHs (RIHs) using our new technique. Our technique involved repairing hernias by preserving the hernia sac, which was later used to conceal the mesh that replaced the abdominal wall defect, thus dividing the mesh from subcutaneous tissue.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
124
We positioned mesh intraperitoneally so it can provide adequate mechanical support to the weakened abdominal wall. We also preserved hernia sack to conceal the mesh.
Varazdin General Hospital
Varaždin, Croatia
Number of Early Postoperative Complications (Wound Infections, Seroma, Hematoma)
we counted number of patinetns with wound infection, seroma, hematoma that occured in the early postoperative time
Time frame: four weeks after the surgery
Number of Patients With Postoperative Hernia Recurrence
Time frame: up to 36 months after the surgery
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