Mesh repair versus non-mesh repair for incarcerated and strangulated groin hernia: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
Patricia MarcolinSérgio Mazzola Poli de FigueiredoVitor Moura Fé de MeloSérgio Walmir de AraújoMarcella Mota ConstanteRui-Min Diana MaoA Villasante-TezanosR LuPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2023)
Mesh repair for incarcerated and strangulated groin hernias reduces recurrence without an increase in postoperative complications and should be considered in clean cases. However, in the setting of bowel resection, mesh repair might increase the incidence of surgical site infection.
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