Meshes: Benefits and Risks

Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Have We Defeated Hernia Recurrence in the Groin? An Epidemiological Approach....Pages 3-30
Risk Factors Predisposing for the Development of Incisional Hernias....Pages 31-40
Expenses and Profits: Economical Aspects of Hernia Surgery....Pages 41-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Recurrences: the Fault of the Surgeon....Pages 51-62
The Fault(s) of the Patient:Scar Reaction and Biological Recurrence....Pages 63-75
Collagen-the Crucial Cause?....Pages 76-80
Pharmacotherapy of the Wound -Prevention of Hernia?....Pages 81-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Textile Variations and Characteristics of the Plastic Meshes....Pages 91-100
Polypropylene:the Standard of Mesh Materials....Pages 101-104
Polyester Mesh - a French Solution?....Pages 105-111
 ePTFE:Worth the Price? ....Pages 112-117
PVDF: a New Alternative?....Pages 118-129
The World of Mesh....Pages 130-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
The Abdominal Wall -Where to Place the Mesh?....Pages 145-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Pathophysiology and Pathology of the Foreign-Body Reaction to Mesh Implants....Pages 161-169
Long-term Inertness of Meshes....Pages 170-178
How to Construct a Mesh? Impact of Structure, Filament and Pore Size for Tissue Ingrowth....Pages 179-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Mesh Related Problems - How to Objectify....Pages 189-197
Shrinkage: Fake or Fact?....Pages 198-206
The Catastroph: Mesh Infection and Migration with Fistula Formation Life Long Risk?....Pages 207-227
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Prevention of Adhesion - Just an Illusion?....Pages 228-238
Does the Mesh Damage the Spermatic Cord?....Pages 239-247
Complaints - Usual Complications of Meshes?....Pages 248-253
Foreign-Body Carcinogenesis of Surgical Meshes....Pages 254-261
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
Mesh Repair in the Groin: for Every Hernia at all Ages?....Pages 265-270
Mesh Repair in the Abdominal Wall: Are There Mesh-Free Alternatives?....Pages 271-280
Mesh-Reinforced Repair of Diaphragmatic Hernia....Pages 281-289
Parastomal Hernia:Prevention and Treatment....Pages 290-299
Indications for Mesh Repair: Mesh Repair for Laparostomy -an Underestimated Procedure....Pages 300-305
The Use of Prosthetic Mesh for the Pediatric Hernia Repair....Pages 306-318
Meshes in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery....Pages 319-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
 Can the Lichtenstein Tension-Free Repair Wipe Out Hernia Recurrence? ....Pages 329-335
Vypro II in Lichtenstein Repair: Risk or Benefit?....Pages 336-344
TIPP, an additional, alternative or a dispensable technique?....Pages 345-352
Prolene Hernia System: Quick and Effective Repair for Inguinal Hernia....Pages 353-360
The Preperitoneal Prosthetic Approach for the Repair of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia: Is There Still a Place for the Wantz Technique?....Pages 361-365
GPRVS: radical but too invasive ...?....Pages 366-369
The ≫Grid-Iron≪ repair of groin hernia,a standard procedure?....Pages 370-378
TEP: for super specialists, not for the general surgeon?....Pages 379-387
Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair (TAPP) - an Inferior Method?....Pages 388-398
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Incisional Hernia Prevention....Pages 399-405
Laparoscopic Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair: The Texas Endosurgery Institute Experience....Pages 406-412
Explantation of Meshes as a Routine in Future?....Pages 413-426
Front Matter....Pages 427-427
The Ideal Mesh — How Should it Look Like? A Surgical Approach — Open Abdominal Wall....Pages 429-434
The Ideal Mesh for Abdominal Wall Repair — For Laparoscopic Procedures....Pages 435-449
Front Matter....Pages 451-451
Dutch Guidelines for Inguinal Hernia....Pages 453-454
Front Matter....Pages 455-455
Panel Discussion: Hernia Therapy in the Groin and for Incisional Hernia....Pages 457-463
Back Matter....Pages 465-479