[Hernias in scars]. / Hernie v jazve.

ABSTRACT

The authors evaluated a group of patients operated at the Surgical Clinic in 1992-1996 on account of a hernia in a scar by the Mayo plastic operation. During a mean follow-up period of 33 months 44% patients were re-operated or had a relapse. The results confirmed data reported in the literature of 30-50% relapses of hernias in scars when synthetic nets are not used. With regard to the unfavourable results the authors use since November 1997 synthetic nets in plastic operations of hernias.