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1	Foreign Body Reaction to Meshes Used for the Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernias	The European Journal of Surgery	1999	331
2	The lightweight and large porous mesh concept for hernia repair	Expert Review of Medical Devices	2005	313
3	Degradable polyester scaffolds with controlled surface chemistry combining minimal protein adsorption with specific bioactivation	Nature Materials	2011	298
4	PVDF as a new polymer for the construction of surgical meshes	Biomaterials	2002	234
5	Modified mesh for hernia repair that is adapted to the physiology of the abdominal wall	The European Journal of Surgery	2003	225
6	EuraHS: the development of an international online platform for registration and outcome measurement of ventral abdominal wall hernia repair	Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery	2012	219
7	Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron mission tomography in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma: a report of 106 cases	European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging	1997	196
8	Functional impairment and complaints following incisional hernia repair with different polypropylene meshes	Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery	2001	190
9	Abnormal Collagen I to III Distribution in the Skin of Patients with Incisional Hernia	European Surgical Research	2000	185
10	Histological analysis of silicone breast implant capsules and correlation with capsular contracture	Biomaterials	2003	185
11	Hernia repair: the search for ideal meshes	Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery	2010	173
12	Decreased collagen type�I/III ratio in patients with recurring hernia after implantation of alloplastic prostheses	Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery	2004	156
13	Functional and morphologic properties of a modified mesh for inguinal hernia repair	World Journal of Surgery	2002	145
14	Collagen I/III and Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP) 1 and 13 in the Fascia of Patients With Incisional Hernias	Journal of Investigative Surgery	2001	141
15	Do multifilament alloplastic meshes increase the infection rate? Analysis of the polymeric surface, the bacteria adherence, and thein vivo consequences in a rat model	Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B	2002	140
16	The use of a shape-memory poly(ε-caprolactone)dimethacrylate network as a tissue engineering scaffold	Biomaterials	2009	139
17	Recurrent Inguinal Hernia: Disease of the Collagen Matrix?	World Journal of Surgery	2002	137
18	Endoscopic ultrasonography in the preoperative staging of gastric cancer	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2000	128
19	Impaired balance of type I and type III procollagen mRNA in cultured fibroblasts of patients with incisional hernia	Surgery	2002	120
20	Expression of the Extracellular Matrix Proteins Collagen I, Collagen III and Fibronectin and Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 and -13 in the Skin of Patients with Inguinal Hernia	European Surgical Research	1999	112
21	Incisional abdominal hernia: the open mesh repair	Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery	2004	105
22	Verification of the intraluminal multiple electrical impedance measurement for the recording of gastrointestinal motility	Neurogastroenterology and Motility	1993	103
23	Mesh Implants in Hernia Repair	European Surgical Research	2003	98
24	Analysis of collagen-interacting proteins in patients with incisional hernias	Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery	2003	96
25	Risk factors related to recurrence in inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective analysis	Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery	2006	92
26	Thrombolysis by Ultrasound	Clinical Science and Molecular Medicine Supplement	1976	88
27	Influence of polyglecaprone 25 (Monocryl) supplementation on the biocompatibility of a polypropylene mesh for hernia repair	Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery	2005	78
28	Activity and cellular origin of gelatinases in patients with colon and rectal carcinoma	Cancer	2001	75
29	Self-Expanding Metal Stents for Palliation of Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction	Endoscopy	1992	74
30	Biomechanical analyses of mesh fixation in TAPP and TEP hernia repair	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2008	74
31	Diversion stoma after colorectal surgery: loop colostomy or ileostomy?	International Journal of Colorectal Disease	2011	72
32	Gentamicin supplementation of polyvinylidenfluoride mesh materials for infection prophylaxis	Biomaterials	2005	70
33	Comparison of Long-Term Biocompability of PVDF and PP Meshes	Journal of Investigative Surgery	2011	62
34	Evaluation of a modified piezoresistive technique and a water-capsule technique for direct and continuous measurement of intra-abdominal pressure in a porcine model*	Critical Care Medicine	2006	61
35	Analysis of local complications following explantation of silicone breast implants	Breast	2004	58
36	Simultaneous determination of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-7, MMP-1, -3, and -13 gene expression by multiplex PCR in colorectal carcinomas	International Journal of Colorectal Disease	2004	57
37	FLUID RESUSCITATION PRESERVES CARDIAC OUTPUT BUT CANNOT PREVENT ORGAN DAMAGE IN A PORCINE MODEL DURING 24 H OF INTRAABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION	Shock	2005	57
38	Operative outcome of colon interposition in the treatment of esophageal cancer: A 20-year experience	Surgery	2010	57
39	Influence of Mesh Materials on Collagen Deposition in a Rat Model	Journal of Investigative Surgery	2002	55
40	Risk factors for early recurrence after inguinal hernia repair	BMC Surgery	2009	55
41	Influence of heat shock protein 70 and metallothionein induction by Zinc-Bis-(DL-Hydrogenaspartate) on the release of inflammatory mediators in a porcine model of recurrent endotoxemia	Biochemical Pharmacology	1996	54
42	Vypro II^® Mesh in Hernia Repair: Impact of Polyglactin on Long-Term Incorporation in Rats	European Surgical Research	2003	53
43	Adhesion formation of a polyvinylidenfluoride/polypropylene mesh for intra-abdominal placement in a rodent animal model	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2009	53
44	In vivo MRI visualization of mesh shrinkage using surgical implants loaded with superparamagnetic iron oxides	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2012	52
45	Site-independent prognostic value of chromosome 9q loss in primary gastrointestinal stromal tumours	Journal of Pathology	2004	49
46	Improved collagen type I/III ratio at the interface of gentamicin-supplemented polyvinylidenfluoride mesh materials	Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery	2007	47
47	Titanium coating of a polypropylene mesh for hernia repair: Effect on biocompatibilty	Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery	2005	46
48	Effects of intravenous ketamine on gastrointestinal motility in the dog	Intensive Care Medicine	1995	44
49	Mesh migration into the esophageal wall after mesh hiatoplasty: comparison of two alloplastic materials	Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques	2007	39
50	Skin as marker for collagen type I/III ratio in abdominal wall fascia	Hernia: the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery	2014	38

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