Prophylactic onlay mesh at emergency laparotomy: promising early outcomes with long-acting synthetic resorbable mesh

by editor | Aug 26, 2022 | Abdominal, AWR, Publication

Daniah Alsaadi ,* Ian Stephens,* Lydia O. Simmons,* Magda Bucholc† and Michael Sugrue*‡ *Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Ireland †Intelligent Systems Research Centre, School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems, Ulster...

“SAFETY BELT SYMDROM” ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION WITH THE FIRST SYNTHETIC RESORBABLE MESH (TIGR Matrix)

by editor | Nov 10, 2021 | Abdominal, AWR

Vázquez Rueda Fernando;  Gómez Beltrán OD, Granero Cendón R, Lasso Betancor CE, Ayala Montoro J, Castillo Fernández AL, Murcia Pascual FJ, Paredes Esteban RM. Paediatric Surgery Department. Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía. Córdoba. Spain. INTRODUCTION Traffic...

Prophylactic Onlay Mesh Implantation During Definitive Fascial Closure After Open Abdomen Therapy (PROMOAT): Absorbable or Non-absorbable? Methodical Description and Results of a Feasibility Study

by editor | Dec 15, 2020 | Abdominal, AWR, Publication

Sebastian Schaaf†, Robert Schwab†, Christoph Güsgen† and Arnulf Willms*† Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, German Armed Forces Central Hospital Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany Front. Surg., 15 December 2020Sec. Visceral...

Results at 3-year follow-up of totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia surgery with long-term resorbable mesh

by editor | Jun 23, 2020 | AWR, Hernia, Publication

Ruiz-Jasbon, F., Ticehurst, K., Ahonen, J., Norrby, J., Ivarsson, M-L., Falk, P.  Hernia, 2020 Jun;24(3):669-676 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-019-02116-2 Abstract IntroductionSynthetic non-resorbable mesh is almost standard in hernia surgery. However, several studies have...

The use of a novel synthetic resorbable scaffold (TIGR® Matrix) in a clinical quality improvement (CQI) effort for abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR)

by editor | May 25, 2020 | AWR

Ramshaw, B., Lewis, R., Forman, B., Preston, M., Heidel, E., Alvoid‑Preston, B. Hernia, 2020 May 25  DOI: 10.1007/s10029-020-02221-7 Abstract PurposeThe use of hernia mesh is a common practice in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) operations. The high cost of...

Resorbable mesh avoids post-operative pain compared with permanent mesh in inguinal hernia repair surgery

by editor | Feb 24, 2020 | Abdominal, AWR, Hernia, News, Publication

Inguinal hernia affects almost one third of all men and is one of the most common reasons for having surgery. Unfortunately, chronic post-operative pain is a widespread problem. Now, however, results from a 3-year prospective safety and performance study show that...