title: Letter to the Editor on the article "Open ventral hernia repair using ProGrip™ self-gripping mesh".
authors.affiliation: Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Surgery, The Netherlands. Electronic address: l.kroese@erasmusmc.nl.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Kroese
authors.affiliation: Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Surgery, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verhelst
authors.affiliation: Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Neuroscience, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeekel
authors.affiliation: Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Neuroscience, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kleinrensink
authors.affiliation: Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Surgery, The Netherlands; Havenziekenhuis Rotterdam, Department of Surgery, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D000069290:Incisional Hernia / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013526:Surgical Mesh
keywords: Incisional hernia; Mesh; ProGrip; Recurrence