Long term recurrence, pain and patient satisfaction after ventral hernia mesh repair

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2015; 7(12): 384-393
Published online Dec 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i12.384

Table 4 Overall recurrence after hernia surgery

	Recurrence LVHR		Recurrence OVHR		P value
	No	Yes	No	Yes
Clinical recurrence¹	72 (87.8)	10 (12.2)	58 (79.5)	15 (20.5)
Hernia surgery after index mesh repair²	-	4 (4.9)	-	2 (2.7)
Overall recurrence	14 (17.1)		17 (23.3)		0.33

¹Correction for 3 false positive recurrences;

²No detectable recurrence at follow up. Percentages are given in brackets. OVHR: Open mesh repair; LVHR: Laparoscopic mesh repair.

Citation: Langbach O, Bukholm I, Benth J&, Røkke O. Long term recurrence, pain and patient satisfaction after ventral hernia mesh repair. World J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 7(12): 384-393
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v7/i12/384.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v7.i12.384