Selective Mesh Augmentation to Prevent Incisional Hernias in Open Colorectal Surgery Is Safe and Cost-Effective

Núria Argudo^{1

2

3}, Miguel Pera^{1

2}, Manuel López-Cano^{2

4}, Lourdes Hernández¹, Juan José Sancho^{1

2}, Luis Grande^{1

2}, José Antonio Pereira^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
² Department de Cirurgia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Department de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
⁴ Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain.

Núria Argudo et al. Front Surg. 2018.

. 2018 Feb 16:5:8.

doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2018.00008. eCollection 2018.

Núria Argudo^{1

2

3}, Miguel Pera^{1

2}, Manuel López-Cano^{2

4}, Lourdes Hernández¹, Juan José Sancho^{1

2}, Luis Grande^{1

2}, José Antonio Pereira^{1

3}

¹ Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
² Department de Cirurgia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
³ Department de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
⁴ Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain.

No abstract available

Keywords: colorectal surgery; incisional hernia; laparotomy; mesh augmentation; prophylactic mesh.

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