The tention-free repair of abdominal incision hernia with polypropylene mesh / 临床外科杂志

Objective To evaluate the effect of the tention free repair on patient with abdominal insicion hernia. Methods 15 cases of abdominal insicion hernia were reviewed, all of them were repaired with polypropylene mesh. The mesh was overlaid on the defect, continuously monofilament nonabsorbable suture was used to fix the mesh on the edge of the defect and the mesh must be overlapped 2 cm on fascia abdominal layer and fixed by suture. Prophylactic antibiotics was used routinely in single dose. Result No relapse was found in follow up(rang 15～38 month). Conclusion The tension free hernia repair with polypropylene mesh in patient with abdominal incision hernia is a safe and simple operation with minimal postoperative pain.