Protocol for the mesh matters project: evaluating the efficacy of suture mesh vs. planar mesh in small ventral hernia repair – a randomized, blinded multicenter study
Vitaly Gameza, Nils Brandenburger, Peter Leutscher, Kathrine Holte · 2026
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Description
Gameza and colleagues set out in 2026 the protocol for a Danish randomized trial testing a new mesh-suture device against standard flat mesh for repairing small hernias of the belly wall. Such repairs are among the most common operations, yet wound problems after surgery still cause misery and readmissions. The new device threads mesh reinforcement through tissue like a stitch, aiming to cut less and damage less.
Patients at several Danish hospitals will be assigned at random to the mesh-suture or to standard flat plastic mesh, with neither patients nor outcome assessors told which. The main measure is wound events after surgery. The trial also tracks operating time, quality of life, hernia return and reoperation over the long term, plus return to work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Vitaly Gameza, Nils Brandenburger, Peter Leutscher, Kathrine Holte |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |