To mesh or not to mesh? Comparing safety, efficacy and outcomes of mesh and suture repair for Amyand's hernia: a systematic review
The most technically challenging cases with septic conditions are appropriate for suture repair only, while mesh repair is usually performed in AH cases without appendix inflammation and is more commonly used in conjunction with appendix reduction into the abdominal cavity rather than appendicectomy.
Authors
- Spyridon Nikas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4266-4801)
- Antonios Gklavas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5997-6137)
- Georgios Gerasopoulos
- Foteini Karagianni
- Panagiotis Routis
Institutions
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Papageorgiou General Hospital (GR)
- Veria General Hospital (GR)
- Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- G. Papanikolaou General Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Minerva Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-5691.25.10960-x
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00