Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	20924
Country	Norway

Received	2015-06-26 09:31
Peer-Review Started	2015-06-28 15:01
To Make the First Decision	2015-09-17 12:24
Return for Revision	2015-09-18 09:15
Revised	2015-09-30 18:34
Second Decision	2015-11-02 14:37
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-11-11 18:16
Articles in Press	2015-11-11 18:16
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-12-19 20:37
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Long term recurrence, pain and patient satisfaction after ventral hernia mesh repair
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Odd Langbach, Ida Bukholm, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth and Ola Røkke
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Akershus University Hospital 2619046
Corresponding Author	Odd Langbach, MD, DDS, Chief, Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Sykehusveien 25, 1478 Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway. odd.langbach@ahus.no
Key Words	Female; Ventral/surgery; Herniorrhaphy/methods; Laparoscopy; Male; Pain; Patient satisfaction; Postoperative complications/epidemiology; Recurrence; Hernia
Core Tip	This is an observational and retrospective study of laparoscopic and open ventral mesh repair involving both incisional and non-incisional hernias. The principal outcome measures were recurrence, abdominal pain and satisfaction. Of the original cohort of 194 patients, 153 patients (78.9%) were examined individually with a mean follow-up period of 51 mo. Our results demonstrate an overall recurrence rate of 16.1% and we discuss the potential reasons. Excluding clinical recurrence, 13.7% suffered from chronic pain and 55.3% were satisfied with the outcome. Laparoscopic and open ventral mesh repair are comparable with respect to outcome measures.
Publish Date	2015-12-24 08:55
Citation	Langbach O, Bukholm I, Benth JŠ, Røkke O. Long term recurrence, pain and patient satisfaction after ventral hernia mesh repair. World J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 7(12): 384-393
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v7/i12/384.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v7.i12.384

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