INTRODUCTION Complex ventral midline hernias include hernias with large defect (>10 cm) and multi-orifice and recurrent anterior abdominal wall hernias. Treatment of such hernias remains a surgical challenge due to the high incidence of hernia recurrence and surgical complications.(1,2) Suture repair of such hernias carries unacceptably high recurrence rates (>50%), so it is currently discouraged. On the other hand, prosthetic ...
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