The surgical treatment of Spigelian hernias is mainly carried out with prosthetic meshes made of biocompatible material. In prosthetic repair of abdominal protrusions, mesh fixation and overlap of the mesh are source of complications. To avoid these problems, for a fixation free repair of Spigelian hernias has been developed a tentacle shaped implant, that should also assure a broader defect overlap. This study should highlight in a cohort of patients the long-term results of fixation free repair of Spigelian hernias carried out with tentacle mesh.
Repair of Spigelian hernias with a tentacle shaped implant and highlighting the results of the procedure