title: Synthetic mesh in the repair of incisional hernia.
abstract: A series of 30 incisional hernia repairs with knitted monofilament polypropylene is presented. The recurrence rate was 3.3% (one patient). No patch has sloughed or required removal. There was one postoperative death. Synthetic mesh allows defects of any size to be repaired without tension with a low recurrence rate.
authors.affiliation: Base Hospital, Gampaha.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Goonetilleke
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes