Long-term assessment of parastomal hernia prevention by intra-peritoneal mesh reinforcement according to the modified Sugarbaker technique.

Background: Parastomal hernia (PSH) is a very frequent complication after creation of a permanent colostomy. The aim of that study is to assess the safety and the long-term efficacy of an intra-peritoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) positioned at the time of primary stoma formation to prevent PSH occurrence.

Materials And Methods: That multicentre prospective study concerned 29 consecutive patients operated for cancer of the low rectum between 2008 and 2014.

Efficacy and safety of a resorbable collagen membrane COVA+™ for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in abdominal surgery.

Background: This clinical study was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of COVA+™, a collagen membrane (CM), for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in abdominal surgery.

Methods: This prospective multicenter study concerned one hundred and thirteen patients undergoing two-stage abdominal surgeries between 2011 and 2014: either bariatric surgery (BS) or reversal of a diverting stoma (DS). They were divided into two groups, according to whether a CM was placed at the end of the first procedure or not.