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Surgical mesh for ventral incisional hernia repairs: Understanding mesh design [PDF]

Plastic Surgery, 2016
Surgical mesh has become an indispensable tool in hernia repair to improve outcomes and reduce costs; however, efforts are constantly being undertaken in mesh development to overcome postoperative complications. Common complications include infection, pain, adhesions, mesh extrusion and hernia recurrence. Reducing the complications of mesh implantation
Ali Rastegarpour, Mohamed M Ibrahim, Charles E Butler   +2 more
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Past, Present and Future of Surgical Meshes: A Review [PDF]

Membranes, 2017
Surgical meshes, in particular those used to repair hernias, have been in use since 1891. Since then, research in the area has expanded, given the vast number of post-surgery complications such as infection, fibrosis, adhesions, mesh rejection, and ...
Karen Baylón, Perla Rodríguez-Camarillo, Alex Elías-Zúñiga, Jose Antonio Díaz-Elizondo, Robert Gilkerson, Karen Lozano   +5 more
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Impact of High-Intensity Ultrasound on Strength of Surgical Mesh When Treating Biofilm Infections [PDF]

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 2019
Timothy A Bigelow, Clayton L Thomas, Huaiqing Wu   +2 more
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A novel method for evaluating the tensile behavior isotropy of surgical meshes based on the analysis of the polar graph of tensile properties using image processing method

Journal of Industrial Textiles, 2022
The most common hernia treatment method is using a surgical mesh. The functional properties of surgical meshes, including structural and mechanical properties affect mesh performance. Anisotropy of the tensile behavior of the surgical mesh influences the
Melika Badin Dahesh, Azita Asayesh, Ali Asghar Asgharian Jeddi   +2 more
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Evaluation of polyamide surgical mesh as an abdominal ventral implant in rabbits [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2018
Purpose: To evaluate abdominal ventral wound healing by using a specific biomaterial, a handmade polyamide surgical mesh. Methods: A surgical incisional defect was made in ten rabbits to simulate a hernia in the ventral abdominal musculature.
Renata Gebara Sampaio Dória, Silvio Henrique de Freitas, Yumi de Barcelos Hayasaka, Maria Cristina Ferrarini Nunes Soares Hage, Ricardo de Francisco Strefezzi, Adriano Bonfin Carregaro, Gustavo Morandini Reginato, Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio, Alois Foltran Müller   +8 more
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Is Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Hernia Repair more Invasive than Anterior Open Mesh Repair? [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Tension-free open mesh repair is a popular surgical choice for an inguinal hernia. Laparoscopic Hernia Repair (LAHR) is gradually increasing, however, LAHR is considered more invasive than open mesh repair because the surgical time is ...
Takaaki Tsushimi, Kazuhito Oka, Koichi Ueki, Yoshihide Minami   +3 more
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Promontofixation Using Titanium Mesh Implant in a Patient with Genital Prolapse: A Clinical Case

Креативная хирургия и онкология, 2023
Introduction. Pelvic organ prolapse is increasingly spreading around the world. Therefore, surgical interventions in this pathology are becoming more frequent.
P. A. Berg, I. I. Musin, A. G. Yаshchuk, R. A. Naftulovich, Z. M. Galanova, A. G. Imelbaeva   +5 more
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Novel use of bromelain in the management of infected prosthetic surgical mesh after ventral hernia repair

International Journal of Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, 2020
Surgical mesh infections from ventral hernia repairs are common in obese patients. Definitive management includes the surgical removal of mesh; however, obese patients are often poor surgical candidates with limited therapeutic options.
Ernest Cheng, Amit Sarkar, Sarah J Valle, David L Morris   +3 more
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Analyzing the learning curve of vaginal pelvic reconstruction surgery with and without mesh by the cumulative summation test (CUSUM)

Scientific Reports, 2022
Women who underwent vaginal pelvic reconstructive surgery with or without mesh consecutively between 2004 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed to determine the learning curve in vaginal pelvic reconstructive surgery.
Chin-Jui Wu, Kuan-Ju Huang, Wen-Chun Chang, Ying-Xuan Li, Lin-Hung Wei, Bor-Ching Sheu   +5 more
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Comparative Study for Application of Polypropylene Monofilament Light Mesh, Polypropylene Monofilament Heavy Mesh and Self Gripping Polypropylene Mesh in Patients with Inguinal Hernia Surgically Treated with Lichtenstein Technique

Lietuvos Chirurgija, 2020
Background / Objective. In our clinical study we have compared the results of intraoperative and postoperative period in patients with inguinal hernia treated operatively with Lichtenstein technique, where one of three different polypropylene meshes has ...
Gordana Bozinovks Beaka, Biljana Prgova Veljanovska, Milka Zdravkovska, Patricija Kalamaras   +3 more
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