Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Transplant. Feb 24, 2017; 7(1): 43-48
Published online Feb 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i1.43
Effectiveness and versatility of biological prosthesis in transplanted patients
Giovanni Vennarecci, Gianluca Mascianà, Edoardo De Werra, Giovanni Battista Levi Sandri, Daniele Ferraro, Mirco Burocchi, Giovanni Tortorelli, Nicola Guglielmo, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre
Giovanni Vennarecci, Gianluca Mascianà, Edoardo De Werra, Giovanni Battista Levi Sandri, Daniele Ferraro, Mirco Burocchi, Giovanni Tortorelli, Nicola Guglielmo, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Division of Surgical Oncology and Liver Transplantation, San Camillo Hospital, POIT San Camillo-INMI Lazzaro Spallanzani, 00149 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: All the authors have contributed to this paper.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved for publication by our Institutional Reviewer.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare they have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Giovanni Vennarecci, MD, Division of Surgical Oncology and Liver Transplantation, San Camillo Hospital, POIT San Camillo-INMI Lazzaro Spallanzani, Cir.ne Gianicolense N° 187, 00149 Rome, Italy. gvennarecci@scamilloforlanini.rm.it
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Received: July 9, 2016
Peer-review started: July 12, 2016
First decision: September 9, 2016
Revised: October 9, 2016
Accepted: November 27, 2016
Article in press: November 29, 2016
Published online: February 24, 2017
Core Tip

Core tip: Incisional hernia (IH) following abdominal organ transplantation have a high rate, and even more in immunosuppressed patients. Several factors have been described to be associated with IH in transplant patients. Herein, we present our preliminary experience with porcine dermal collagen mesh.