1997-01-21
Incisional hernia recurrence following 'vest-over-pants' or vertical mayo repair of primary hernias of the midline
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World Journal of Surgery , Volume 21 - Issue 1 p. 62- 66
A series of 68 primary midline incisional hernias with a vertical Mayo repair was evaluated retrospectively. Patients without documented hernia recurrence following this repair were invited for physical examination. Life- table methods were used for statistical analysis. The 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10- year cumulative recurrence rates were 35%, 46%, 48%, and 54%, respectively. Also, generally accepted risk factors were studied. Multivariate analysis identified the size of the hernia (p = 0.02) and the use of steroids (p = 0.04) as the most important independent risk factors of first time recurrent incisional hernia. Considering the high recurrence rates found, the results of this study strongly suggest that the vest-over-pants repair should no longer be used for closure of midline incisional hernias.
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| doi.org/10.1007/s002689900194, hdl.handle.net/1765/57579 | |
| World Journal of Surgery | |
| Organisation | Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
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Luijendijk, R. W., Lemmen, M. H. M., Hop, W., & Wereldsma, J. C. J. (1997). Incisional hernia recurrence following 'vest-over-pants' or vertical mayo repair of primary hernias of the midline. World Journal of Surgery, 21(1), 62–66. doi:10.1007/s002689900194 |
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