… In this meta-analysis, only 2 RCTs were included, and the vast majority of the studies
were of retrospective nature. However, all of the included studies had comparable …

… placement with open ventral hernia repair. We hypothesized that in open ventral hernia
repair, sublay mesh placement has the lowest recurrence rate as compared to inlay, onlay, or …

… RCTs on the use of mesh reinforcement in abdominal wall hernia repair. The outcomes
assessed were … A multiple-treatment meta-analysis was performed using onlay as the reference …

… onlay mesh position (33). In addition, the onlay mesh repair resulted in significantly shorter
operation … It may therefore be concluded that onlay mesh position for umbilical hernia repair is …

… , ventral hernia repair is predominantly performed with meshes. There is no meta-analysis of
… For trials that compared more than one mesh or suture group (eg suture versus onlay mesh …

… We aimed to assess only articles reporting surgical mesh … surgical mesh infection in the
context of hernia repair surgery … before, during, or after surgery that may be suspected to increase …

… Five RCTs compared laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair vs. open … Compared
to sublay ventral hernia repair, the onlay procedure is associated with a significantly higher risk …

… In an Expert Consensus Guided by Systematic Review the panel agreed that for open,
elective ventral, and incisional hernia repair sublay mesh location is preferred, but onlay …

… Only RCTs comparing laparoscopic and open repair were included in this review. Studies
… with mesh was demonstrated in this meta-analysis. The difference in the duration of surgery …

… is the second most frequent hernia operation in the Western world, exceeded only by … study
was to compare five outcomes following open mesh and suture repair of umbilical hernia in …