After several billions of years, nature still makes decisions on its own to identify, develop,
and direct the most effective material for phenomena/challenges faced. Likewise, and …

Large studies comparing the surgical outcome of primary versus patch repair in congenital
diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) patients are rare. This study aims to evaluate the incidence of …

Objective: After neonatal repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) recurrence is the
most severe surgical complication and reported in up to 50% after patch implantation …

Fetal surgery and fetal therapy involve surgical interventions on the fetus in utero to correct
or ameliorate congenital abnormalities and give a developing fetus the best chance at a …

Background/Aim: Biomaterials are essential in modern medicine, both for patients and
research. Their ability to acquire and maintain functional vascularization is currently …

As popular medical devices, human hernia patches woven with polypropylene meshes are
very popular in clinical abdominal leak repair surgery, owing to their good flexibility and …

Purpose The aim of this study is to compare outcome between small intestinal submucosal
(SIS) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) patches in patients with congenital diaphragmatic …

Introduction Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair is an area of active research.
Large defects requiring patches have a hernia recurrence rate of up to 50%. We designed a …

Objective: This systematic review aims to evaluate current choice in practice and outcomes
of biomaterials used in patch repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Background …

BACKGROUND Hernia is a common condition requiring abdominal surgery. The current
standard treatment for hernia is tension-free repair using meshes. Globally, more than 200 …