Prevention of parastomal hernia using mesh in patients undergoing rectum extirpation.
CONCLUSIONS: This cohort study supports the thesis of a low short-time rate of parastomal hernia in patients who had a prophylactic mesh placed during the ostomy formation and indicates that the rate of hernia increases over time after the first post-operative year.
FUNDING: none.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.
PMID: 31256777 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Danish Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Dan Med J Source Type: research
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