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Published on: October 2, 2017
The use of prosthetics in hernia repair
1Department of General Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester M6 8HD.
Hospital Medicine (London, England : 1998)
|February 8, 2003
Abstract:
Since the early 19th century different prostheses have been tried and tested to prevent recurrences after hernia repairs. This article reviews the evolution of prostheses and their use in hernia surgery. Tension-free mesh hernia repairs using polypropylene fibre seems to be associated with very low recurrence rates and minimal complications.
