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. 2019 Mar 16;7(2):115–128. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2019.01.001

Table 2.

Details of grafting materials and techniques used in the 12 studied reviews

Type of graft Lead author Year Graft material Incision Grafting suture material NVB dissection Graft size Additional grafts Concurrent convex, % (n/N)
Xenograft Sayedahmed19 2017 SIS YY (Egydio) NM NM >20% larger than defect NM NM
Cosentino20 2016 SIS H 4-0 Vicryl NM 6.5 cm2; >0.5 cm larger than defect NM NM
Knoll21 2007 SIS H 4-0 polyglycolic acid NM 30% larger than defect NM NM
Sansalone22 2011 BPCM YY (Egydio) 4-0 poliglecaprone NM NM NM NM
Allograft Sampaio23 2002 HDM I NM NM 0.5 cm wider, 1 cm longer than defect NM NM
Autograft Kadioglu24 2018 SV H/YY (Egydio) 5-0 PDS Medial NM NM 33.3 (48/144)
Kalsi25 2005 SV H/I 3-0 polypropylene/3-0 PDS Lateral/medial NM (30/113 2x)/(5/113 3x) 38.1 (43/113)
Montorsi26 2000 SV H 5-0 PDS XXX NM (44/50 2x)/(1/50 3x) 12.0 (6/50)
Akkus27 2001 SV/DDV H/I 4-0 Vicryl/5-0 Vicryl NM NM NM 24.1 (14/58)
El Sakka13 1998 SV H NM NM NM 12% >1x 33.0 (37/112)
Multiple Flores15 2011 CP (52)/SIS (4) H/YY (Egydio) 4-0 PDS NM 8 cm2 (SD ±6; range, 4–28) NM 0.0 (0/56)
Chung28 2011 D (22)/CP (33)/SIS (33) NM NM NM 20% larger than defect NM NM

BPCM = bovine pericardium collagen matrix; CP = cadaveric pericardium; D = dermal; DDV = deep dorsal vein; HDM = human dura mater; NM = not mentioned; PDS = polydioxanone; SD = standard deviation; SIS = small intestinal submucosa; SV = saphenous vein.

Histological report available.

Medially in patients with ED or arterial risk factors.