[Articles] Mesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia in adults: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, multicentre trial

This is the first study showing high level evidence for mesh repair in patients with small hernias of diameter 1 –4 cm. Hence we suggest mesh repair should be used for operations on all patients with an umbilical hernia of this size.

Source: LANCET - February 16, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ruth Kaufmann, Jens A Halm, Hasan H Eker, Pieter J Klitsie, Jeroen Nieuwenhuizen, Dick van Geldere, Maarten P Simons, Erwin van der Harst, Martijne van 't Riet, Bronno van der Holt, Gert Jan Kleinrensink, Johannes Jeekel, Johan F Lange Tags: Articles Source Type: research