Leading Canadian hernia surgeon Robert Bendavid says a Kiwi counterpart is wrong to say using mesh is "safe and effective".STUFF / Stuff A leading Canadian hernia surgeon says the risk of ...

Australian surgeons say complications are rare for hernia mesh surgery, as more patients speak out about issues they have experienced after the procedure. People who have had problems after hernia ...

The vaginal mesh scandal continues to dominate headlines after hundreds of thousands of women around the world experienced life-changing complications, but now, campaigners in the UK want to ensure ...

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, ...

Although mesh repair had a small reduction in recurrence rates compared with suture repairs for primary ventral hernias, risks for seroma and surgical site infection (SSI) increased, according to a ...

When an organ, intestine, or fatty tissue is displaced and protrudes through a hole or weak spot in the nearby muscle or connecting tissue, it’s called a hernia. According to the FDA, more than ...

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 ...

I would appreciate your views on the mesh used in hernia operations. C. M. Watson, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed by the NHS. A hernia — protrusion of ...

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, ...