Detection of peritoneal adhesions using ultrasound examination for the evaluation of an innovative intraperitoneal mesh

Abstract

Although these patients had undergone repeated surgery and treated to be (obese) body mass index (mean, 28), the ultrasound exam had a high accuracy rate; when it was negative, there were no adhesions in 84% of cases. The use of a hydrophilic composite mesh is associated with a low rate of adhesions (14%).

Detection of abdominal wall adhesions using visceral slide

“…Both noninvasive diagnostic tools have been applied to the assessment of adhesion formation to implanted intraperitoneal mesh (IPM) used in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair [24][25][26][27][28][29]. Previous validation of TAU and cine MRI showed an accuracy of 76-78% for TAU and 86% for cine MRI, which is quite similar to the data presented in the current article.…”

Cine magnetic resonance imaging vs high-resolution ultrasonography for detection of adhesions after laparoscopic and open incisional hernia repair: a matched pair pilot analysis

“…Several authors have applied US as a reliable tool for detecting intraabdominal adhesions [1,11,18] also in patients after laparoscopic incisional hernia repair [3].…”

“…The American Society of AnesthesiologistsÕ (ASA) physical status of these patients was 2 (range, [1][2][3]. The patients had a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m 2 (range, 21-41 kg/m 2 ) and a hernia size of 95 cm 2 (range, 60-400 cm 2 ; Table 1).…”

Surgical mesh for ventral incisional hernia repairs:Understanding mesh design

“…Several studies have shown that biface (126) and barrier-coated (127) composite meshes are effective at reducing adhesion formation. A potential problem with temporary barrier coated meshes is that there is no specific timeline for adhesion formation (128); they can occur any time after mesh implantation.…”