Biosystems and Environmental Engineering Research Group, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. Electronic address: wgwenzi@agric.uz.ac.zw.
Surgical meshes have demonstrated greater reliability compared to suture repair for abdominal wall hernia treatment. However, questions remain regarding the properties of these devices and their influ...
A photographic setup was established to capture high-quality images of the meshes, accompanied by calibration images necessary for computing the effective porosity. The developed image analysis proced...
The results on the coefficient of variation indicated values below 5 % in 34 out of 36 cases, regardless of the mesh density. Similarly, the same parameter was computed to assess the independence of t...
The procedure presented in this study is straightforward to replicate and yields dependable results. Its adoption has the potential to standardize the computation of surgical mesh porosity, enabling c...
To demonstrate the surgical technique for prophylactic mesh placement in the sublay position during ileal conduit creation because literature suggests that prophylactic mesh placement at the time of c...
This is a retrospective chart review of data from a single surgeon who performed cystectomy with ileal conduit for 12 patients with bladder cancer between January, 2021-March, 2022 at our institution....
A total of 12 patients underwent cystectomy with ileal conduit between January, 2021-March, 2022 at our institution. Eleven patients (92%) had prophylactic mesh placed during their procedure. Median f...
Parastomal hernias are a common and morbid complication of ileal conduit urinary diversion. Our early experience demonstrates that the procedure is straightforward, adds little time to the surgical pr...
Isotactic polypropylene (i-PP) nonabsorbable surgical meshes are modified by incorporating a conducting polymer (CP) layer to detect the adhesion and growth of bacteria by sensing the oxidation of nic...
Hiatal hernia repair is associated with substantial recurrence of both hiatal hernia and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER). While small randomized controlled trials demonstrate limited differe...
A multicenter, retrospective review of patients undergoing surgical treatment of hiatal hernias between 2015 and 2020 was performed. Patients with mesh and with suture-only repair were compared, and p...
A total of 453 patients from four sites were followed for a median (IQR) of 17 (13) months. On multivariate analysis, mesh had no impact on hernia recurrence (odds ratio 0.993, 95% CI: 0.53-1.87, p = ...
During hiatal hernia repair, mesh and fundoplication type do not appear to have substantial impact on GER symptoms, dysphagia, or hernia recurrence. This multicenter study provides real-world evidence...
This review describes the evolution of hiatal hernia repair for the past several decades: From the use of a primary tissue repair only, the subsequent inclusion of synthetic mesh and its complications...
Titanium-coated polypropylene (Ti-PP) mesh was introduced in 2002 as a surgical mesh for the treatment of hernias and shortly after for pelvic floor surgery, with the aim of improving biocompatibility...
Thoracic surgeons are now adopting a new method of using a mesh covering to reduce recurrence in surgical pleurodesis for pneumothorax. We aimed to review the literature and compare the outcomes of us...
A comprehensive search was performed from inception to October 2022 on PubMed, Embase, Cochrane and Scopus. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational cohort studies (OCSs) comparing the us...
23 studies consisting of 2 RCTs and 21 OCSs totalling 5092 patients were included. Patients with a mesh had a significantly lower recurrence (OR = 0.22, 95% CI 0.12-0.42, p < 0.0001) and a shorter dur...
The use of a mesh material reduced the incidence of post-operative air leaks in the short term and the recurrence rate in the long term. Some mesh materials such as PGA and vicryl performed better tha...
Surgical site occurrence (SSO) and surgical site infection (SSI) are common concerns with incisional hernia repair. Intraoperative drain placement is a common practice aiming to reduce SSO and SSI rat...
A non-randomised pilot study was performed between January 2018 and December 2020 and included patients with elective midline or lateral incisional hernia repair with sublay mesh placement. Patients w...
One hundred and four patients were included. Twenty-four patients (23.1%) did not have drains (group 1), 60 patients (57.7%) had a subcutaneous drain (group 2) and 20 patients (19.2%) had both a subcu...
Drain placement in direct contact with the mesh might increase SSO rate. More studies are necessary to evaluate the actual benefits of drainage after incisional hernia repair....
Prophylactic intra-abdominal onlay mesh (IPOM) implantation has been shown to reduce the rate of fascial dehiscence and incisional hernia. However, surgical site infection (SSI) in presence of an IPOM...
Observational study including patients undergoing IPOM placement at a Swiss tertiary care hospital 2007-2016. IPOM implantation was performed in hernia and non-hernia elective and emergency abdominal ...
A total of 1072 IPOM implantations were performed. Laparoscopy was performed in 415 patients (38.7%), laparotomy in 657 patients (61.3%). SSI occurred in 172 patients (16.0%). Superficial, deep, and o...
This study revealed emergency hospitalization, previous laparotomy, duration of operation, laparotomy, as well as bariatric, colorectal, and emergency surgery, abdominal contamination or infection, an...
This is a case of a 71-year-old female patient with recurrent instability and complex hip abductor deficiency after total hip arthroplasty (THA) who was treated successfully with an abductor reconstru...
Abductor deficiencies after THA are complex and have a high potential for long-term disability if not properly diagnosed and treated. A modified gluteal transfer with mesh reconstruction and distal fi...
