BACKGROUND The authors present a novel mesh suture design aimed at minimizing the early laparotomy dehiscence that drives ventral hernia formation. The authors hypothesized that modulation of the suture-tissue interface through use of a macroporous structure and increased aspect ratio (width-to-height ratio) would decrease the suture pull-through that leads to laparotomy dehiscence. METHODS I...

Our aim is to study the inflammatory response towards the collagen-coated and non-coated polypropylene meshes in rats and the urodynamic investigation post-operatively. Forty-two female Sprague Dawley were divided into 7 groups of 6 rats; Control, Day 7 and 30 for Sham, Avaulta Plus (MPC), Perigee (MP). UDS were taken at days 7 and 30. Mesh with the vagina and bladder wall was removed and sent ...

BACKGROUND The use of alloplastic meshes has been historically contra-indicated in patients with infection. AIM To evaluate the use of polypropylene meshes in the treatment of abdominal wall defects in rats with peritonitis. METHODS Twenty Wistar female rats were divided into two groups: induction of peritonitis (test group) and without peritonitis (control group). An abdominal wall defect ...

Laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias has gained popularity, since many studies have reported encouraging results. The choice of the mesh and fixation methods are crucial issues in preventing complications and recurrence. 30 laparoscopic ventral hernia repair performed consecutively in 28 patients (11 males, 17 females) for different kinds of incisional hernias from February 2011 to June 2012 ...

The polypropylene mesh, although is one of the most used prosthetic biomaterials for abdominal wall defects, proved not to be completely inert, generating from precocious foreign body inflammatory reactions (varying by individual reactivity, the amount of used material and its structure), to late complications such as chronic infections, stercoral fistulae or mesh migration. The present paper w...

Objective of the study: To know the efficacy of transvaginal mesh repair augmented by synthetic polypropylene mesh for pelvic organ prolapse with objective and subjective result of the procedure. Material and methods: Evidence was gathered mostly about transvaginal synthetic polypropylene mesh using the search terms Transvaginal mesh, urinary incontinence, Mesh -complication, anterior prolapse,...

PURPOSE To evaluate if latex coated polypropylene mesh leads to less adhesions formation. METHODS 90 rats were distributed in three groups. Group I (control) was submitted to median laparotomy and posterior synthesis; Group II (polypropylene) was submitted to a segment resection of the abdominal wall, and the defect was corrected with a polypropylene mesh; Group III using the new material (la...

Laparoscopic mesh hernia repair is an effective form of management of inguinal hernias. Polypropylene mesh is generally placed at the internal rings extending across the midline resulting in an intense fibrotic reaction that can make subsequent radical retropubic prostatectomy and lymphadenectomy difficult. We report the first case of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy following laparoscopic bi...

The use of alloplastic-mesh is now a common practice in hernia repair around the world especially in the developed and industrialized countries [4].However in developing countries like Ghana, this methodology is either unknown by many local surgeons and general practitioners, or for fear of the unknown,it is not practiced. This study aimed to assess the appropriateness, outcomes and suitability...

PURPOSE To evaluate the medium-term efficacy and safety of transobturator four-arm polypropylene mesh in the treatment of high-stage anterior vaginal wall prolapse and concomitant stress urinary incontinence (SUI). MATERIALS AND METHODS Between September 2010 and August 2013, a prospective single-center trial was performed to evaluate women with stage≥3 anterior vaginal wall prolapse with or ...