Biological mesh reconstruction versus primary closure for preventing perineal morbidity after extralevator abdominoperineal excision: a multicentre retrospective study.
Jorge Sancho-MurielJuan OcañaH CholewaJ NuñezP MuñozB FlorJ C GarcíaE García-GraneroJ DieMatteo FrassonPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
In our study, the use of a biological mesh did not reduce the rate of perineal hernia, although it did delay its appearance. Perineal closure using a biological mesh may increase perineal morbidity, both acute and chronic.