Use of absorbable meshes in laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair

Table 3 Experiences with biological mesh

Author	Study design	n	Type of Mesh	Recurrence	MRC	Median FU in mo
Oelschlager et al[17]	RCT	108 (51 with mesh)	Surgisis®	9%	No	6
Oelschlager et al[18]	RCT	72 (33 with mesh)	Surgisis®	54%	No	58
Lee et al[19]	Retrospective	52	AlloDerm®	3.8%	No	16
Lomelin et al[20]	Retrospective	35	StratticeTM	14%	No	12
Lidor et al[21]	Prospective non-randomized	111	Veritas®	27%	No	36

FU: Follow-up; MRC: Mesh-related complication; RCT: Randomized-controlled trial.