Background and aims: Incisional hernia repair with mesh is considered a clean operation
and it is not recommended to be perfomed at the same time with a potentially contaminated …

Objective: This study was done (1) to determine whether congenital indirect inguinal hernias
in male pigs could be repaired by placing a polypropylene mesh prosthesis over the defect …

Background Use of a bilayer polypropylene mesh device (BPMD) for inguinal hernia repair
began in 1998. Intermediate follow-up is now available for patients undergoing repair by …

Purpose The long-term results for inguinal hernia repair (IH) with the use of biological mesh
(BM) are not known. A prospective study was started in 2003–2004 to evaluate the results of …

Background: Incisional hernias still continue to be a serious problem for surgeons. In this
study, we aimed to investigate the effects of polypropylene mesh and mersilene mesh, which …

Introduction Prosthetic repair for abdominal wall hernia currently represents the gold
standard. However, it is still difficult to identify the correct indication for prosthetic implant in …

Background: Giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac (GPRVS), an open
preperitoneal mesh repair, is a very effective groin hernia repair. Laparoscopic …

In this issue of Hernia, Aufenacker et al. describe technical changes in the operative therapy
of inguinal hernia in the Amsterdam region 1994–2001. The authors conclude a decreased …

Purpose: The use of prosthetic biomaterials for reconstructing and reinforcing the posterior
wall of the inguinal canal reduces the incidence of hernia recurrence. Cost, availability of …

The use of prosthetic mesh has now become accepted practice in the treatment of patients
with both inguinal and ventral hernias. This pictorial review illustrates the various …