Heavyweight versus non-heavyweight mesh in ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bruna Oliveira TrindadePatricia MarcolinGabriela Rangel BrandãoSarah Bueno MotterSergio Mazzola Poli de FigueiredoRui-Min Diana MaoRichard LuPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2023)
Our study found that HW mesh was associated with more foreign body sensation. Also, open retromuscular repairs analysis showed that HW was associated with more seromas. Further randomized studies are needed to understand better the role of HW mesh in ventral hernia repair.