Mesh use does not affect the outcome of elective open hernia repair in cirrhotic patients.

Front Surg · 2025 · PMC12521112 · PMID 41104175

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0.2990

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.299not close (p > 0.1)

Although the incidence was numerically higher in the mesh group, the difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.299).

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