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 ...

Using data from 102,191 patients, collected by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, the authors of a paper published in Surgery [1] studied the relationship ...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Further strengthening its broad line of hernia repair products, Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced the U.S. launch of Symbotex™ composite mesh, an innovative ...

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (VHR) is a procedure that is increasingly carried out in clinical practice, as a result of the advent of dual-layer meshes. The efficacy, safety, and ...

Ariste Medical has revealed new research outlining the company’s novel method for addressing medical device failure in open ventral hernia repair. With more than 350,000 procedures performed annually, ...

Not fixating the mesh in open retromuscular ventral hernia repair (RVHR) was noninferior to fixation, a single-center clinical trial found. Hernia recurrence rates at 1 year were similar between the ...

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair has significantly increased compared with open surgery. In addition to being safe, this type of repair is associated with a shorter length of stay and lower cost of ...

The number of patients with incisional, umbilical or linea alba hernias is about 13 000 per year in Poland [1]. These are potential patients for laparoscopic procedures. Laparoscopic intraperitoneal ...

Despite high prevalence of umbilical hernias an open anterior approach is still frequently performed. Mesh use, although necessary in recurrence prevention, may lead to more frequent surgical site ...

Ventral hernia repair, a common surgical procedure in the United States, may provide a lot of volume for hospitals, but a majority result in a net loss, according to a General Surgery News report.