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Long-term Complications Associated With Prosthetic Repair of Incisional Hernias
Archives of Surgery · 1998 · Vol. 133(4) · pp. 378–378
Geoffrey E. Leber✉(Baystate Medical Center)
Abstract
Polyester mesh should no longer be used for incisional hernia repair.
Hernia repair and managementPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesStoma care and complicationsMedicineEnterocutaneous fistulaSurgeryProleneUnivariate analysisIncisional herniaIncidence (geometry)FistulaHerniaSurgical mesh
MeSH terms
FemaleHernia, VentralHumansIntestinal FistulaIntestinal ObstructionMaleMiddle AgedPolyethylene TerephthalatesPolyethylenesPolypropylenesPolytetrafluoroethylenePostoperative ComplicationsRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesSurgical Mesh
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