Up to 170,000 people who have had hernia mesh implants in England in the past six years could face complications, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has found. In that time, there have been ...

The surgeon repairs the hernia using mesh ... and less postoperative pain. Inguinal hernias are a common condition that can ...

In this randomized trial conducted at 14 U.S. veterans' hospitals, 1983 men (mean age, 58) with inguinal hernia underwent either open mesh repair ... have postoperative complications (39% vs.

For example, in a study comparing suture repair of incisional hernia ... that "mesh repair results in a lower recurrence rate and less abdominal pain and does not result in more complications ...

Martin Kincey, 39, started experiencing pain in 2011, 12 years after he had a mesh repair for his inguinal hernia ... other than pursuing the mesh complications," he said.

The risk of recurrence is greater with obese patients or those who have had multiple earlier operations or the prior placement of mesh ... hernia and repeat surgery. The risk of complications ...

On the whole hernias are not fatal but if not treated they can cause unanticipated complications. What are some other kinds ...

The lawsuit asserts that Medtronic “copied Hexagon Health’s designs for an inguinal hernia mesh repair device ... to better serve patients and reduce complications following surgery.

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 ...