A new meta-analysis on the topic of mesh versus non-mesh for umbilical hernia in adults was published in the International Journal of Surgery in January 2019. After reviewing over 600 articles on the topic, only 4 (total 620 patients) remained with sufficient quality to be included in this meta-analysis.
There was a lower incidence of recurrence in the mesh group.
Other complications after surgery did not differ significantly between the groups; wound infection, bleeding (hematoma) and seroma.
Source
- Donna Shrestha, Alice Shrestha, Badri Shrestha. Open mesh versus suture repair of umbilical hernia: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, International Journal of Surgery 62 (2019) 62–66.
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