Meshes used in surgery to reinforce soft or weak tissues such as hernia repairs using the open or laparoscopy approach. The double-layered structure means that the device is especially indicated ...

When determining whether a hiatal hernia requires surgery, doctors often consider the symptoms and the type of hernia. Surgery may be recommended if the hernia become large enough that it bulges ...

The Baylor Medicine Hernia Center offers comprehensive care for a vast array of hernias, ranging from simple to complex abdominal wall problems, including umbilical hernias, inguinal hernias, ventral ...

We hope you'll never need to know this—but in case symptoms of a hernia ever creep up, a Cleveland Clinic surgeon reveals ...

Abdominal reconstruction in the contaminated or potentially-contaminated abdomen is challenging because of the high risk of re-infection and hernia recurrence. Surgical techniques, synthetic ...

Laparoscopic hernia repair is similar to other laparoscopic procedures. General anesthesia is given, and a small cut (incision) is made in or just below the navel. The abdomen is inflated with air so ...

Some of the procedures that hernia surgeons perform are open, laparoscopic, and robotic hernia repairs, component separation, ...

The global hernia mesh devices market was valued at USD 4.6 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach USD 6.5 billion by 2032, reflecting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 3.4%. Inguinal hernias ...

Incisional hernia in the abdomen is due to weakness of the wall of the surgical scar and leads to protrusion of the intestine. "A surgeon can do more for the community by operating on hernia cases ...