title: [Comment by request of the editorial staff].
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik, RWTH, Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074 Aachen.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schumpelick
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Klinge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000209:etiology; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials