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

Table 12

Number of patients with chronic pain (VAS ≥ 30) in 97 evaluable patients with or without adhesions.

	Adhesions	No adhesions
	()	()
Average pain	1 (2%)	4 (10%)	0.154
Pain during normal activity	1 (2%)	6 (15%)	0.016
Pain during moderate activity	5 (9%)	9 (23%)	0.075
Maximal pain in last 30 days	16 (28%)	12 (31%)	0.820
Pain at follow-up (today)	2 (3%)	4 (10%)	0.216