Mesh implants for hernia repair are being used on NHS patients without adequate clinical evidence, according to an investigation. A study from the BBC found that more than 100 different types of mesh ...

BD (NYSE: BDX) today announced the first Phasix hernia mesh laparotomy reinforcement case performed in Greece.

At a mean follow-up of 13 years among 103 patients, the verified radiologic hiatal hernia recurrence rates were 38% in the mesh reinforcement group compared with 31% in the group who received crural ...

SANANTONIO -- There s good news for patients undergoing a common procedure. Doctors have a new tool to help them repair hernias. A hernia is an opening in the muscles of the abdomen. They can cause ...

Different materials, different outcomes: Time-to-recurrence was longest for long-acting resorbable meshes (166.4 months), followed by synthetic meshes (132.1 months), and shortest for biologic meshes ...

GEORGETOWN, Texas — Moving is never easy. It's even harder when you're recovering from your ninth surgery. “I wish somebody had told me don't do it, don't do it,” said Carmen Pacheco. “It's put a ...

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Hernias are one of the most common soft tissue injuries. Hernias form when intra-abdominal content, such as a loop of the intestine, squeezes through weak, defective or injured areas of the abdominal ...

In addition to a person’s genetics, there are certain risk factors for developing a hernia. A BMI over 30 is considered to put a person at risk, while a BMI over 40 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — More than one million hernia surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year. The majority of those surgeries involve plastic mesh. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration ordered ...

Hernias are a very present issue in surgery, which transpire when an organ or a tissue pushes into a weak area of the abdominal wall. For a large number of patients surgical repair is the best option.