title: Lateral incisional hernia after renal transplantation: a comparative study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Because of the lack of published data and the relative rarity of lateral incisional hernias (LIHs), especially after renal transplantation, mesh repair of LIH remains a challenge for surgeons. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcomes of LIH treated by mesh repair after renal transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  All consecutive patients who had undergone LIH mesh repair after renal transplantation were compared with patients who had undergone LIH mesh repair without renal transplantation. Demographic data, incisional hernia characteristics, operative data, and postoperative outcomes were prospectively recorded. Early complications and recurrence rates were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Altogether, 112 patients were treated for LIH with mesh repair. Among these patients, 61 (54.4 %) underwent LIH after renal transplantation. The early complications were similar for the patients with and without renal transplantation (24.5 vs. 23.5 %, respectively; p = 0.896). The recurrence rates also were similar for the patients with and without renal transplantation (9.8 vs. 9.8 %, respectively; p = 1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mesh graft repair is feasible in patients with LIH after renal transplantation. Postoperative complications and recurrences were not more frequent in renal transplantation patients than in those without renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Surgery, Maison du Haut-Lévêque, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Avenue de Magellan, 33604, Pessac cedex, France, guillaume.luc33@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luc
authors.forename: Anaëlle
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Couzi
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Midy
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dubuisson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects; D014945:Wound Healing