Surgeons often encounter the challenge of treating acquired abdominal wall defects
following abdominal surgery. The current standard of practice is to repair most defects using …

Synthetic mesh products have been used to repair abdominal wall defects (eg, hernias) for
many years. Biological mesh products are now available as an option when synthetic mesh …

BACKGROUND: Biologic mesh in the form of allograft or xenograft products have been used
in complicated abdominal hernia repair, but few comparative studies exist. METHODS: A …

Millions of abdominal wall repair procedures are performed each year for primary and
incisional hernias both in the European Union and in the United States with extremely high …

Introduction Although many surgeons have adopted the use of biologic and biosynthetic
meshes in complex abdominal wall hernia repair, others have questioned the use of these …

It is well accepted that the use of mesh has facilitated and improved outcomes following
repair of the complex abdominal hernias. Current mesh options include biologic, synthetic …

The use of prosthetic mesh for the tension-free repair of incisional hernias has been shown
to be more effective than primary suture repair. Unfortunately, prosthetic materials can be a …

With THE INTRODUCTION of biologic grafts in 1999, surgeons have significantly more
options for repairing complex abdominal wall defects. Based on early promising results …

Background Complex ventral hernias remain a challenge. We present a study evaluating
outcomes of complex ventral hernia repair using human-derived acellular dermal matrix …

Background Despite the prevalence of ventral hernias, there is little agreement as to the
most appropriate technique or prosthetic to repair these defects. Our objective was to …