Objective: To achieve consensus on the best practices in the management of ventral hernias
(VH). Background: Management patterns for VH are heterogeneous, often with little …

Background: From the patient's perspective, a ventral hernia (VH) can cause pain, adversely
affect function, increase size, cosmetically distort the abdomen, and incarcerate/strangulate …

Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

Objective: To assess the role of registries in the postmarketing surveillance of surgical
meshes. Background: To date, surgical meshes are classified as group II medical devices …

Background The incidence of incisional hernia is up to 20 per cent after abdominal surgery.
The management of patients with incisional hernia can be complex with an array of …

Purpose Despite the vast selection of brands available, nearly all synthetic meshes for
hernia surgery continue to use one or other of three basic materials: polypropylene …

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic incisional and ventral hernia repair (LIVHR) is widely
accepted and safe but the type of mesh used is still debated. We retrospectively compared …

Background This systematic review assesses the perioperative variables and post-operative
outcomes reported by randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of VH repair. This review focuses …

Background Ventral hernia repairs are common and have high recurrence rates. They are
usually repaired laparoscopically with an intraperitoneal mesh, which can be fixed in various …

Biomaterials and their applications are perhaps among the most dynamic areas of research
within the field of biomedicine. Any advance in this topic translates to an improved quality of …