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.

	Laparoscopic ()	Open ()
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/m^2), mean ± SD	30.1 ± 5.5	29.0 ± 5.0	0.289
BMI at follow-up (kg/m^2), 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