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Lateral Incisional Hernia After Renal Transplantation: A Comparative Study

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Background

Because of the lack of published data and the relative rarity of lateral incisional hernias (LIHs), especially after renal transplantation, mesh repair of LIH remains a challenge for surgeons. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the outcomes of LIH treated by mesh repair after renal transplantation.

Methods

All consecutive patients who had undergone LIH mesh repair after renal transplantation were compared with patients who had undergone LIH mesh repair without renal transplantation. Demographic data, incisional hernia characteristics, operative data, and postoperative outcomes were prospectively recorded. Early complications and recurrence rates were evaluated.

Results

Altogether, 112 patients were treated for LIH with mesh repair. Among these patients, 61 (54.4 %) underwent LIH after renal transplantation. The early complications were similar for the patients with and without renal transplantation (24.5 vs. 23.5 %, respectively; p = 0.896). The recurrence rates also were similar for the patients with and without renal transplantation (9.8 vs. 9.8 %, respectively; p = 1).

Conclusions

Mesh graft repair is feasible in patients with LIH after renal transplantation. Postoperative complications and recurrences were not more frequent in renal transplantation patients than in those without renal transplantation.

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  1. Department of Digestive Surgery, Maison du Haut-Lévêque, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Avenue de Magellan, 33604, Pessac cedex, France

    Guillaume Luc & Denis Collet

  2. Department of Vascular and Digestive Surgery, Hospital Pellegrin, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Place Amélie Rabba-Léon, 33000, Bordeaux, France

    Anaëlle David, Dominique Midy & Vincent Dubuisson

  3. Department of Renal Transplantation. Hospital Pellegrin, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Place Amélie Rabba-Léon, 33000, Bordeaux, France

    Lionel Couzi

  4. INSERM U1026, University of Bordeaux, Case 45, 146, rue Leo-Saignat, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Guillaume Luc

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Luc, G., David, A., Couzi, L. et al. Lateral Incisional Hernia After Renal Transplantation: A Comparative Study. World J Surg 38, 2791–2796 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-014-2689-6

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