Open or laparoscopic mesh repair of incisional hernia in patients that underwent liver transplantation: A systematic review and proportional meta-analysis.

Maximos FrountzasChristina NikolaouSpyridon MarisEffrosyni StavrouPanagiotis GiannopoulosDimitrios SchizasKonstantinos StergiosKonstantinos Toutouzas

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2020)

Laparoscopic VIH repair with the implantation of mesh showed promising results, since the percentage of patients with postoperative complications was lower compared to the available data of those who underwent open VIH repair with mesh.

Keyphrases

systematic review
end stage renal disease
minimally invasive
robot assisted
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
randomized controlled trial
patient reported outcomes
machine learning
patient reported