The use of (a posteriori) error estimates is a fundamental tool in the application of adaptive numerical methods across a range of fluid flow problems. Such estimates are incomplete however, in that they do not necessarily indicate where to refine in order to achieve the most impact on the error, nor what type of refinement (for example h-refinement or p-refinement) will be best. This paper ext...

OBJECTIVE To compare the use of polypropylene mesh (PM) and the traditional anterior vaginal wall colporraphy in women with anterior vaginal wall prolapse (AVWP) using objective and subjective tests and evaluation of quality of life (QoL). MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred women were randomly distributed in two preoperatory groups. The first group (mesh) (n = 45) received a PM implant and the...

purpose: to evaluate exposure rate following wrapping hydroxyapatite implant in mersilene mesh and donor sclera. methods: in a prospective comparative interventional case-series 60 consecutive patients underwent primary hydroxyapatite orbital implant wrapped in mersilene mesh or donor sclera. results: thirty patients (21 male and 10 female) underwent implantation with mersilene mesh and 30 pati...

  Purpose: Mesh technique is the standard for inguinal hernia repair because of less recurrence,   but it is inferior or equal to sutured technique in case of other post-operative complications   such as chronic pain. This clinical trial set out to compare these two techniques.   Materials and Methods: A total number of 322 cases of unilateral inguinal hernia in participants   older than 18 yea...

Introduction In obese patients with hiatal hernia (HH), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) with cruroplasty is an option but use of prosthetic mesh crura reinforcement is debated. The aim was to compare the results of hiatal closure with or without mesh buttressing during LSG. Methods Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) was assessed by the Health-Related Quality of Life (GERD-HRQL) ques...

To the editor: We greatly appreciate the interest in our work as commented on in your journal. In our article published in the Korean Journal of Urology in 2015 [1], we concluded that the Nazca-Tc system is effective and safe in the treatment of advanced anterior vaginal wall prolapse with a low rate of complications after medium-term follow-up. One of our study limitations was sexual inactivit...

OBJECTIVE We tested the hypothesis that laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy using Surgisis mesh secured with fibrin sealant is an effective long-term treatment for repair of inguinal hernia. This case series involved 38 adult patients with 51 inguinal hernias treated in a primary care center. METHODS Between December 2002 and May 2005, 38 patients with 45 primary and 6 recurrent inguinal hern...