When compared with a conventional sutured mesh, is a self-gripping mesh superior? The authors of a study published in Annals of Surgery [1] randomly assigned 339 male inguinal hernia patients ...

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Tension-free crural repair with nonabsorbable mesh did not reduce the incidence of hiatal hernia recurrence in patients undergoing antireflux surgery for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease ...

Among patients undergoing incisional hernia repair, the use of mesh to reinforce the repair was associated with a lower risk of hernia recurrence over 5 years compared with when mesh was not used, ...

Chronic pain is a common and feared complication of ventral hernia repair. Pain affects up to 39% of the estimated 348,000 Americans who annually undergo ventral hernia repair. Pain may contribute to ...

You've seen the commercials and heard the negative news about surgical mesh – and you're probably wondering if it's safe. You're not alone. Many people who need hernia repair have this concern. Dr.

While offering similar clinical benefits at 1 year, a medium-weight polypropylene mesh was no better for pain control than a heavy-weight mesh in patients who underwent open retromuscular ventral ...

In a Health Notification issued in October 2008 and updated in July 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical ...

The global hernia repair market size was US$ 3.9 billion in 2021. The global hernia repair market is forecast to reach US$ 6.7 billion by 2030, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1% ...