CONTINUOUS MONOFILAMENT POLYAMIDE (LOOP) SUTURE IN THE REPAIR OF RECURRENT AND COMPLICATED INCISIONAL HERNIA

Surgery for recurrent incisional hernia is followed by further recurrence in nearly half the patients. Majority of these failures are due to wound complications and factors which give rise to an increased strain on the suture line. In an effort to counter the risk factors, continuous monofilament nylon loop suture was used in the anatomical repair of 15 patients with recurrent and complicated incisional hernia. After a median follow up of 14 months only one patient (6.6%) developed a recurrence, despite selecting only poor-risk patients. This technique for anatomical repair of incisional hernia seems safe and dependable.