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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Assessment of ideal ratio of mesh area to number of fixation tacks in laparoscopic ventral and incisional IPOM Plus hernia repair.

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2020 Mar 12


Surg Endosc


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32166548?dopt=Abstract

Assessment of ideal ratio of mesh area to number of fixation tacks in laparoscopic ventral and incisional IPOM Plus hernia repair.

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Assessment of ideal ratio of mesh area to number of fixation tacks in laparoscopic ventral and incisional IPOM Plus hernia repair.
Chan Y-W, Fischer W, Pauzenberger C, Dinnewitzer A, Hollinsky C
Surg Endosc. 2020 Mar 12.
PMID: 32166548.

Abstract

To clarify the optimum mesh-tack ratio MTR (mesh area in cm divided by the number of fixation tacks) in laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair, we compared IPOM Plus procedures with more intensive mesh fixation to those with standard mesh fixation.
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