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

Table 6

Adhesions between bowel and mesh as determined by MRI in 97 patients with medical records from the operation and evaluable MR-investigations.

	Adhesions to mesh		Adhesions to abdominal wall		No adhesions		Evaluable		Not evaluable
		%		%		%		%		%
Goretex	6	46	1	8	6	46	13	100	4	23
Parietex composix	20	61	3	9	10	30	33	100	5	13
Titan	1	33	0	0	2	67	3	100	0	100
Proceed	2	29	2	29	3	42	7	100	0	100
Bard composix	9	60	1	7	5	33	15	100	3	17
Polypropylene	6	38	2	12	8	50	16	100	5	25
Marlex	1	17	1	17	4	66	6	100	0	100
Unknown	1	25	2	50	1	25	4	100	0	100
SUM	46	47	12	12	39	40	97	100	17	15