title: Retromuscular mesh repair of midline incisional hernia with polyester standard mesh: monocentric experience of 261 consecutive patients with a 5-year follow-up.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Midline incisional hernia (MIH) repair remains a major challenge for surgeons. Multiple procedures and types of mesh to treat incisional hernia are available. We evaluated outcomes of MIH treated by retromuscular mesh repair (RMR) using a polyester standard prosthesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 262 patients were treated for MIH by RMR between June 2000 and November 2007 in an academic tertiary referral center using the same standardized surgical technique and one type of mesh. The early complications and recurrence rate were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average patient age was 57 years; 51% were women. The mean width was 7.8 cm and defect size was 61 cm². Previous MIH repair had been performed in 23% of the patients. Average hospital stay was 7 days. Of the 262 patients studied, 34 patients (13%) developed early complications, and 16 required reoperation for various indications. Early mesh infection occurred in 2 patients (0.8%) requiring mesh removal. The mean follow-up was 58 months. Recurrence was observed in 8 patients (3%) with an average delay of 19 months. There was a significant difference in terms of recurrence in patients with mesh infection versus the group who did not develop infection (2/2 patients versus 6/259; P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggest that RMR with a polyester standard prosthesis for MIH remains a safe "classic" treatment with a moderate complication rate and a low infection and recurrence rate, even in large incisional hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Digestive and Metabolic Surgery, Ambroise Paré Teaching Hospital, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, Boulogne, 92100, France.
authors.forename: Tigran
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Poghosyan
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Veyrie
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Corigliano
authors.forename: Nada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Helmy
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Servajean
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bouillot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011091:Polyesters; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011091:Polyesters