The battle between biological and synthetic meshes in ventral hernia repair

MeSH terms

• Abdominal Wall / physiopathology*
• Abdominal Wall / surgery*
• Abdominoplasty / methods*
• Absorbable Implants*
• Biocompatible Materials / therapeutic use*
• Bioprosthesis / statistics & numerical data*
• Female
• Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / therapeutic use*
• Hernia, Abdominal / surgery*
• Hernia, Hiatal / surgery*
• Hernia, Inguinal / surgery*
• Hernia, Ventral / surgery*
• Herniorrhaphy / adverse effects*
• Herniorrhaphy / methods*
• Humans
• Intercostal Nerves / injuries*
• Intestine, Small / surgery*
• Intestine, Small / transplantation*
• Male
• Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy*
• Paralysis / etiology*
• Peripheral Nerve Injuries / complications*
• Polypropylenes / therapeutic use*
• Practice Patterns, Physicians'*
• Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
• Rectus Abdominis / surgery*
• Surgical Mesh / adverse effects*
• Surgical Mesh / statistics & numerical data*
• Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
• Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
• Surgical Wound Infection / therapy*
• Thoracotomy / adverse effects*
• Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use*