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SteadyGeneral surgery · updated 18 Oct 2026

Mesh in ventral hernia repair

Mesh choice and technique in ventral and incisional hernia repair.

41PubDaily Trend Score
+5%new papers vs last year
28new trials registered
0new guidelines this year

Papers per year

Each bar is 12 months; the last one ends 17 Oct 2026. New trials in the same years: 18, 14, 26, 11, 28.

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310 papers (18 Oct 2025 – 17 Oct 2026), newest first. Loading the full list…

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  1. Hernia, mesh, microbes, and phage promise: Mapping 35 years of evidence through a systematic review
    J Infect Public Health2026 NovPMID 42858747Systematic reviewReview
  2. Combined Versatility of a Pedicled Rectus Femoris and Anterior Lateral Thigh Chimeric Flap in Staged Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Case Report in a Transplant Recipient
    Ann Plast Surg2026 Nov 1PMID 42720920
  3. Comparison of medium-weight vs heavy-weight mesh in minimally invasive extraperitoneal ventral hernia repairs
    Surg Endosc2026 Oct 15PMID 42881310
  4. Patient-reported Outcomes According to Mesh Position After Elective Incisional Hernia Repair: A Nationwide Survey- and Register-based Study
    Ann Surg2026 Oct 15PMID 42875847
  5. Comparison of mesh infection management following ventral hernia repair with poly-4-hydroxybutyrate, synthetic, and biologic mesh: a retrospective review
    Surg Endosc2026 Oct 12PMID 42864463
  6. A 3D-printed spider silk-based functional mesh for ventral hernia repair via endogenous regeneration-promoting strategies
    Biofabrication2026 Oct 8PMID 42759540
  7. The Cost of Recurrence: Long-Term Outcomes After Recurrent Ventral Hernia Repair
    Am Surg2026 Oct 7PMID 42843836
  8. CT-derived muscle quality predicts recurrence following ventral incisional hernia repair
    Surg Endosc2026 Oct 6PMID 42839066
  9. Early structured rehabilitation following open retromuscular incisional hernia repair: a prospective randomized controlled trial
    Hernia2026 Oct 6PMID 42837019RCT
  10. Outcomes of Long-Term Absorbable Mesh Use for Ventral Hernia Repair in Immunosuppressed Patients
    World J Surg2026 Oct 4PMID 42829876

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How these numbers are counted

PubMed query, searched in titles and abstracts by publication date:

("ventral hernia"[tiab] OR "incisional hernia"[tiab]) AND mesh[tiab]

Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov studies first submitted in each 12-month window that match the same terms. A query can miss synonyms or catch unrelated papers, so treat counts as approximate.