[Four years of experience in plastic surgery of anterior abdominal wall hernias with mesh implants made of titanium thread].

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the results of using titanium thread mesh implants in the treatment of anterior abdominal wall hernias.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

This article evaluates the titanium thread mesh implant used by us in the treatment of 240 patients with anterior abdominal wall hernias; describes the features of this type of implants and the technical features of various types of operations using them.

RESULTS

The overall rate of postoperative complications was 2.9%. Hernia recurrence was observed in 2.4% of patients after laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty.

CONCLUSIONS

The use of a mesh implant made of titanium thread did not reveal any specific complications for this implant. At the stage of gaining experience with a mesh implant made of titanium thread, technical difficulties may occur when placing and fixing it, which increases the duration of surgery.