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Clinical Results After Open Mesh Repair

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Hernia Repair Sequelae

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The incidence of incisional hernia formation remains unchanged between 10% and 20%, depending on the length of follow-up [1]. It is still one of the most common complications after abdominal surgery. Today a large variety of surgical options for incisional hernia repair are available [2–4]. On the basis of data from 2006, approximately 40,000 incisional hernia repairs were performed in Germany. Although the results of conventional suture repair are known to have a recurrence rate of up to 60% depending on the time of follow-up, almost every second incisional hernia is still repaired with a suture repair. The other half are performed with the help of nonresorbable mesh prostheses.

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  1. Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Volker Schumpelick

  2. Department of Surgery, Creighton University, 601 North 30th Street Suite 3740, Omaha, NE, 68131, USA

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Schumpelick, V., Binnebösel, M., Conze, J. (2010). Clinical Results After Open Mesh Repair. In: Schumpelick, V., Fitzgibbons, R.J. (eds) Hernia Repair Sequelae. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11541-7_30

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