Berrevoet f; doerhoff c; muysoms f; hopson s; muzi mg; nienhuijs s; kullman e; tollens t; schwartz mr; leblanc k; velanovich v; jorgensen ln; (2017) a multicenter prospective study of patients undergoing open ventral hernia repair with intraperitoneal positioning using the monofilament polyester composite ventral patch: interim results of the panacea study.Medical devices evidence and research.10:81-88, 2017 purpose: this study assessed the recurrence rate and other safety and efficacy parameters following ventral hernia repair with a polyester composite prosthesis (parietex¿ composite ventral patch [pco-vp]).Patients and methods: a single-arm, multicenter prospective study of 126 patients undergoing open ventral hernia repair with the pco-vp was performed.A total of 126 patients were enrolled between may 3, 2013, and july 10, 2014, at 12 centers in europe and the us.The majority (87.3%) of patients was treated for an umbilical hernia, while 12.7% were treated for epigastric hernia.Device malfunction = 1, the mesh did not open fully and had to be removed.The fascial incision was enlarged by 1.5 cm, and a second mesh was deployed.
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