Efficacy of Biological Versus Synthetic Mesh in Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcomes and Recurrence Rates.

Cureus · 2025 · PMC12535420 · PMID 41111736

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Mesh Infection Our analysis showed a higher incidence of mesh infection in the biologic mesh group compared to the synthetic mesh group; however, this difference did not reach statistical significance (95% CI: 0.64-3.73; p = 0.65; I2 = 0%), as demonstrated in Figure 4 [ 17 - 20 ].

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