Prediction of successful revision surgery for mesh-related complaints after inguinal hernia and pelvic organ prolapse repair.

K L C Van Rest Maurits J C A M GielenL M WarmerdamClaudia R Kowalik Jan-Paul W R Roovers Willem A R Zwaans

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2023)

A longer duration of at least 70 months between implantation of inguinal mesh and revision surgery seems to give a higher chance on improvement of pain. Caregivers should not avoid surgery based on a longer duration of symptoms when an association between symptoms and the location of the mesh is found.

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