A comparison of suture repair with mesh repair for incisional hernia.

RW, Luijendijk; WC, Hop; den Tol MP, van; Lange DC, de; MM, Braaksma; JN, IJzermans; RU, Boelhouwer; Vries BC, de; MK, Salu; JC, Wereldsma; CM, Bruijninckx; J, Jeekel

doi:10.1056/nejm200008103430603

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A comparison of suture repair with mesh repair for incisional hernia.

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Authors:

Luijendijk RW

Hop WC

van den Tol MP

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Incisional hernia is an important complication of abdominal surgery. Procedures for the repair of these hernias with sutures and with mesh have been reported, but there is no consensus about which type of procedure is best.<h4>Methods</h4>Between March 1992 and February 1998, we p...

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