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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2019; 11(10): 388-394
Published online Oct 27, 2019. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i10.388
Table 1 Different types of absorbable meshes
Type of materialCompositionCommercial name
SyntheticPolyglactin 910Vycril®
SyntheticPolyglycolic acid (67%)Bio-A®
Trimethylene carbonate (33%)
BiologicalPorcine small intestine submucosaSurgisis®
BiologicalAcellular human dermisAlloDerm®
BiologicalBovine pericardium collagen matrixVeritas®
BiologicalPorcine acellular dermal collagenPermacol®1
BiologicalPorcine-derived acellular dermal matrixStratticeTM
Table 2 Experiences with absorbable synthetic mesh
PublicationStudy designnType of meshRecurrenceMRCMedian FU in mo
Massullo et al[10]Retrospective11Bio-A®9%No13
Iossa et al[12]Retrospective120Bio-A®7.1%No42
Asti et al[13]Retrospective100Bio-A®9%No30
Zehetner et al[16]Retrospective35Vicryl®9.5%No12
Table 3 Experiences with biological mesh
AuthorStudy designnType of MeshRecurrenceMRCMedian FU in mo
Oelschlager et al[17]RCT108 (51 with mesh)Surgisis®9%No6
Oelschlager et al[18]RCT72 (33 with mesh)Surgisis®54%No58
Lee et al[19]Retrospective52AlloDerm®3.8%No16
Lomelin et al[20]Retrospective35StratticeTM14%No12
Lidor et al[21]Prospective non-randomized111Veritas®27%No36
Table 4 Experiences with multiple mesh materials
AuthorStudy designnType of meshRecurrenceMRCMedian FU in mo
Tam et al[22]Retrospective106Mostly biological22%2.8%NS
Parsak et al[23]RCT15075 Polypropylene/75 Polyglactin7.5%No36
Watson et al[25]RCT12643 Suture aloneSimilar, about 20%No12
41 Surgisis®
42 Nonabsorbable