title: The use of three different mesh materials in the treatment of abdominal wall defects.
abstract: Various prosthetic materials have been proposed for the repair of abdominal wall defects. These materials offer tension-free repair and significantly lower recurrence rate. Their respective properties are related to such complications as seroma, infection, fistula formation, intestinal adhesions and removal. We compared the final outcome in treating abdominal wall defects in 56 patients with three different prosthetic materials: conventional polypropylene in a preperitoneal location, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene mesh, and hydrophilic membrane coated polyester mesh in an intraperitoneal location. The hydrophilic coated polyester group exhibited the lowest complication rate and the polypropylene group the highest.
authors.affiliation: Third Surgical Department, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Greece. delnick@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Deligiannidis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Papavasiliou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sapalidis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kesisoglou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papavramidis
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gamvros
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011091:Polyesters; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011091:Polyesters; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene