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 8

Comparison between laparoscopy (considered as gold standard) and MRI.

MRILaparoscopySum
AdhesionsNo adhesions

Adhesions (positive)7 (true positive)2 (false positive)9
No adhesions (negative)3 (false negative)6 (true negative)9
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