Prophylactic Mesh in Primary Stoma Formation to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of its Risk and Benefit

More than 50% of patients living with a stoma will develop a parastomal hernia. Despite many controversies, the use of prophylactic mesh during primary stoma formation is promising. However, there is no standardized consensus for this prophylactic mesh yet. Therefore, this meta-analysis aims to eval...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Citra Aryanti, Erwin Syarifuddin, Julianus A. Uwuratuw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_29_25
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849231937905885184
author Citra Aryanti
Erwin Syarifuddin
Julianus A. Uwuratuw
author_facet Citra Aryanti
Erwin Syarifuddin
Julianus A. Uwuratuw
author_sort Citra Aryanti
collection DOAJ
description More than 50% of patients living with a stoma will develop a parastomal hernia. Despite many controversies, the use of prophylactic mesh during primary stoma formation is promising. However, there is no standardized consensus for this prophylactic mesh yet. Therefore, this meta-analysis aims to evaluate the outcomes and complications associated with the application of prophylactic mesh in primary stoma formation. Literature search (EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed, The Cochrane Library, and Web of Science) was performed to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the use of prophylactic mesh versus nomesh for stoma. Included studies were assessed and data extracted by two independent reviewers. Parameters studied included the incidence of parastomal hernia and stoma complications (infection, necrosis, need for reoperation, and obstruction). Cochrane’s risk-of-bias assessment tool was used to evaluate the quality of the included studies. Meta-analysis was performed using fixed- and random-effects models in Review Manager 5.3. Overall, 17 RCTs were included in this meta-analysis, comprising a total of 1698 patients. The overall incidence of parastomal hernia was significantly lower in the mesh group than in the control group (risk ratio 0.56, 95% CI 0.42–0.74, P < 0.001, I2 59%), both in the short or long term (P = 0.006 and P = 0.002, respectively). In subgroup analysis of mesh type (biologic or synthetic), mesh placement (sublay or intraperitoneal), and surgical approach (open or laparoscopy), the rates of parastomal hernia were significantly lowerin the mesh group than in the control group. No significant differences were observed between groups in terms of stoma infection (P = 0.57), stoma necrosis (P = 0.66), need for reoperation (P = 0.84), and intestinal obstruction (P = 0.52). Thus, this meta-analysis suggests that prophylacticmesh in stoma formation reduces the incidence of parastomal herniation and is safe to perform, with complication rates similar to those in the control group.
format Article
id doaj-art-984e5142ac304dd58d2c85d7f73fde3f
institution Kabale University
issn 2666-819X
2590-3349
language English
publishDate 2025-04-01
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
record_format Article
series Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
spelling doaj-art-984e5142ac304dd58d2c85d7f73fde3f2025-08-21T05:12:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal2666-819X2590-33492025-04-0172899310.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_29_25Prophylactic Mesh in Primary Stoma Formation to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of its Risk and BenefitCitra AryantiErwin SyarifuddinJulianus A. UwuratuwMore than 50% of patients living with a stoma will develop a parastomal hernia. Despite many controversies, the use of prophylactic mesh during primary stoma formation is promising. However, there is no standardized consensus for this prophylactic mesh yet. Therefore, this meta-analysis aims to evaluate the outcomes and complications associated with the application of prophylactic mesh in primary stoma formation. Literature search (EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed, The Cochrane Library, and Web of Science) was performed to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the use of prophylactic mesh versus nomesh for stoma. Included studies were assessed and data extracted by two independent reviewers. Parameters studied included the incidence of parastomal hernia and stoma complications (infection, necrosis, need for reoperation, and obstruction). Cochrane’s risk-of-bias assessment tool was used to evaluate the quality of the included studies. Meta-analysis was performed using fixed- and random-effects models in Review Manager 5.3. Overall, 17 RCTs were included in this meta-analysis, comprising a total of 1698 patients. The overall incidence of parastomal hernia was significantly lower in the mesh group than in the control group (risk ratio 0.56, 95% CI 0.42–0.74, P < 0.001, I2 59%), both in the short or long term (P = 0.006 and P = 0.002, respectively). In subgroup analysis of mesh type (biologic or synthetic), mesh placement (sublay or intraperitoneal), and surgical approach (open or laparoscopy), the rates of parastomal hernia were significantly lowerin the mesh group than in the control group. No significant differences were observed between groups in terms of stoma infection (P = 0.57), stoma necrosis (P = 0.66), need for reoperation (P = 0.84), and intestinal obstruction (P = 0.52). Thus, this meta-analysis suggests that prophylacticmesh in stoma formation reduces the incidence of parastomal herniation and is safe to perform, with complication rates similar to those in the control group.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_29_25meshparastoma herniaprophylaticstoma
spellingShingle Citra Aryanti
Erwin Syarifuddin
Julianus A. Uwuratuw
Prophylactic Mesh in Primary Stoma Formation to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of its Risk and Benefit
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
mesh
parastoma hernia
prophylatic
stoma
title Prophylactic Mesh in Primary Stoma Formation to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of its Risk and Benefit
title_full Prophylactic Mesh in Primary Stoma Formation to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of its Risk and Benefit
title_fullStr Prophylactic Mesh in Primary Stoma Formation to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of its Risk and Benefit
title_full_unstemmed Prophylactic Mesh in Primary Stoma Formation to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of its Risk and Benefit
title_short Prophylactic Mesh in Primary Stoma Formation to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of its Risk and Benefit
title_sort prophylactic mesh in primary stoma formation to prevent parastomal hernia a systematic review and meta analysis of its risk and benefit
topic mesh
parastoma hernia
prophylatic
stoma
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_29_25
work_keys_str_mv AT citraaryanti prophylacticmeshinprimarystomaformationtopreventparastomalherniaasystematicreviewandmetaanalysisofitsriskandbenefit
AT erwinsyarifuddin prophylacticmeshinprimarystomaformationtopreventparastomalherniaasystematicreviewandmetaanalysisofitsriskandbenefit
AT julianusauwuratuw prophylacticmeshinprimarystomaformationtopreventparastomalherniaasystematicreviewandmetaanalysisofitsriskandbenefit