INCISIONAL HERNIA AND ITS REPAIR WITH POLYPROPYLENE MESH IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

Abstract

In the majority of cases incisional hernia develops in the first 3 months after transplant surgery. The incidence is significantly higher in white patients and after cadaveric donor transplantation. Surgical complications of transplant surgery are important predisposing factors for incisional hernia after kidney transplantation. Surgical repair using polypropylene mesh is safe and effective in this group of patients.