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Title
Postoperative ileus after laparoscopic primary and incisional abdominal hernia repair with intraperitoneal mesh (DynaMesh (R)-IPOM versus Parietex (TM) Composite): a single institution experience
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Abstract
Purpose Laparoscopic primary or incisional abdominal hernia repair with intraperitoneal mesh placement is a well-accepted and safe technique. Evidence for complications however remains inconclusive, and little is known about the occurrence of postoperative ileus secondary to postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions with different types of IPOM meshes used. Therefore, we retrospectively compared the occurrence of postoperative ileus between two of the different meshes used in our center. Methods Three hundred seventy-five patients who underwent ventral hernia repair with intraperitoneal mesh placement, either with a DynaMesh (R)-IPOM (FEG Textiltechnik mbH, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany) or a Parietex (TM) Composite mesh (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA), at the Heilig-Hart Hospital in Lier (Antwerp, Belgium) between 2012 and 2017 were retrospectively compared with regard to the occurrence of postoperative ileus until 6 weeks postoperatively. Baseline demographics and clinical data up to 6 weeks postoperatively of the patients in the two mesh groups are provided. Results The DynaMesh (R)-IPOM mesh group was associated with a significantly higher incidence of postoperative ileus compared with the Parietex (TM) Composite mesh group with a cutoff limit at postoperative day 1 (n = 17, 6.8% vs. n = 0, 0.0%; P = 0.003) and postoperative day 4 (n = 13, 5.2% vs. n = 0, 0.0%, P = 0.006), even with a mesh surface area of <= 300 cm(2) and when both meshes were fixated with the same method of fixation (Securestrap (TM)) with a cutoff limit for postoperative ileus at postoperative day 1 (n = 4, 7.7% vs. n = 0, 0.0%; P = 0.013) and postoperative day 4 (n = 3, 5.8% vs. n = 0, 0.0%, P = 0.040). Of the 17 patients with a postoperative ileus, 9 (52.9%) had a suspicion of adhesive small bowel obstruction on CT scan (P = 0.033) with definitive confirmation of small bowel adhesions with the DynaMesh (R)-IPOM mesh at laparoscopy in 2 patients. Conclusion Our results confirm current literature available regarding postoperative ileus secondary to postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions with the DynaMesh (R)-IPOM mesh. However, further research with well-designed, multicenter randomized controlled studies to evaluate the use and related complications of these meshes is needed.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Langenbeck's archives of surgery / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. - Berlin, 1998, currens
Publication
New york : Springer , 2020
ISSN
1435-2443 [print]
1435-2451 [online]
DOI
10.1007/S00423-020-01898-9
Volume/pages
p. 1-10
ISI
000538235400001
Pubmed ID
32504204
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