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 3
Size of implanted mesh compared to mesh size at follow-up determined by MRI in patients with clinical data (
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| | | Area of implanted mesh | Area by MRI | % shrinkage | |
| | All () | 223 cm2 ± 115 cm2 | 133 cm2 ± 79 cm2 | −30% |
0.000 | | Parietex composix () | 227 cm2 ± 128 cm2 | 117 cm2 ± 72 cm2 | −49% | 0.000 | | Polypropylene () | 99 cm2 ± 52 cm2 | 101 cm2 ± 96 cm2 | +1% | 0.941 | | Bard composix () | 240 cm2 ± 96 cm2 | 153 cm2 ± 74 cm2 | −36% | 0.003 | | Goretex dual mesh () | 263 cm2 ± 123 cm2 | 202 cm2 ± 95 cm2 | −23% | 0.110 | | Proceed () | 217 cm2 ± 81 cm2 | 136 cm2 ± 56 cm2 | −37% | 0.082 | | Marlex () | 236 cm2 | 65 cm2 | −72% | — | | TiMESH () | 157 cm2 ± 34 cm2 | 75 cm2 ± 20 cm2 | −52% | 0.040 |
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