Navi Mumbai: A 46-year-old triathlete from Nerul, who underwent a surgery for bilateral Hernia, achieved a feat of cycling ...

USA: A recent study published in JAMA Surgery has provided valuable insights into the use of biologic and biosynthetic mesh ...

Research creating surgical mesh resistant to dangerous infections, treating tinnitus, and understanding the impacts of sleep apnoea have been awarded ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common consequences of a hiatal hernia and often the condition that leads a person to seek medical treatment in the first place. GERD is a ...

A doctor might use surgical mesh to secure the site ... They stitch up the site to repair the hernia. Not all hernias can be treated with a laparoscopic procedure. Your doctor will let you ...

Towfigh’s hernia mesh repair design and knowingly continued ... said that nearly 80% of her work is revisional hernia surgery. This work inspired her to develop a textile mesh with a fin-like ...

“This memoir documents my journey from caregiver to care receiver after mesh surgery and uncovers some shocking truths behind a ‘quick fix’ medical device that rapidly changed from a ‘gold ...

BACKGROUND: Repair ... effective surgical technique is unknown. METHODS: We randomly assigned men with inguinal hernias at 14 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers to either open mesh or ...

Similar to a traditional hernia repair surgery, a piece of mesh is placed to reinforce and strengthen the weakened or torn area. This also allows scar tissue to form, which helps the injury to ...