Synthetic vs biologic mesh for the repair and prevention of parastomal hernia

Table 2 Characteristics of synthetic and biologic prostheses used for parastomal hernia repair

Name	Material	Coating	Absorbable	Pore size	Weight
StomaMesh Surgipro Prolene Central ring enforced polypropylene	Polypropylene	None	No	Small to medium 0.8 mm or large 1.0-3.6 mm	Heavy weight or light weight
DUALMESH	Composite multifilament expanded polytetrafluoroethylene	None	No	Very small 3/22 µm	Heavy weight
Proceed	Polypropylene Encapsulated in polydioxanone	Oxidized regenerated cellulose	Partially 180 d and 28 d	Large	Light weight
Parietex	Composite multifilament Polyester/collagen	Type I collagen, polyethylene glycol, and glycerol layer	Partially 20 d	Large > 3 mm	Medium weight
ULTRAPRO	Composite monofilament Polypropylene	Poliglecaprone-25 (monocryl)	Partially 140 d	Large > 3 mm	Light weight
VICRYL	Multifilament polyglactin	None	Yes, 60-90 d	Small 0.4 mm	Medium weight
Vypro	Polypropylene	PG910	Partially 42 d	Large > 3 mm	Light weight
Composix Parastomal hernia patch	Polypropylene/expanded polytetrafluoroethylene	None	No	Medium 0.8 mm	Light weight
DynaMesh	Polypropylene	PVDF	Partially	Large 1-2 mm	Medium weight
Surgisis	Porcine small intestine submucosa	None
AlloDerm	Human acellular dermis	None
Permacol	Cross-linked acellular porcine collagen	Yes, hexamethylene diisocyanate
Peri-Guard	Bovine pericardium	Yes; glutaraldehyde
STRATTICE	Non-crosslinked porcine-derived acellular dermal matrix	None