Adhesions to Mesh after Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair Are Detected by MRI but Are Not a Cause of Long Term Chronic Abdominal Pain

Table 11

VAS-scores in patients with and without adhesions between bowel and abdominal wall as determined by MRI in 97 evaluable patients with registered VAS-scores.

	Adhesions	No adhesions
	()	()
Average pain	2.4 ± 7.0	4.5 ± 13.2	0.317
Pain during normal activity	3.8 ± 8.3	9.9 ± 17.6	0.025
Pain during moderate activity	7.7 ± 12.2	14.0 ± 21.8	0.072
Maximal pain in last 30 days	17.6 ± 20.5	20.9 ± 22.8	0.488
Pain at follow-up (today)	3.9 ± 8.5	6.5 ± 12.6	0.217