Research Article
Adhesions to Mesh after Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair Are Detected by MRI but Are Not a Cause of Long Term Chronic Abdominal Pain
Table 1
Characteristics of 114 patients investigated with MRI.
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| Age at hernia repair (y) | 55.2 ± 14.1 | 55.1 ± 11.7 | 0.959 | Gender (male : female) | 24 : 40 | 25 : 25 | 0.181 | Charlson score | 0.3 ± 0.7 | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 0.613 | Charlson index | 1.6 ± 1.4 | 1.6 ± 1.4 | 0.914 | BMI at hernia repair (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 30.1 ± 5.5 | 29.0 ± 5.0 | 0.289 | BMI at follow-up (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 29.7 ± 6.1 | 28.5 ± 5.8 | 0.241 | Area of hernia (cm²) | 55 ± 59 | 40 ± 45 | 0.123 | Area implanted mesh (cm²) | 227 ± 115 | 180 ± 129 | 0.101 | Area mesh determined MR (cm²) | 131 ± 79 | 106 ± 73 | 0.145 | Days in hospital | 2.4 ± 1.6 | 2.4 ± 2.2 | 0.932 | Time from surgery to follow-up (y) | 3.8 ± 1.4 | 4.6 ± 2.3 | 0.035 | Time from follow-up to MRI (y) | 0.9 ± 1.3 | 1.3 ± 2.5 | 0.222 |
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