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