Hernia Surgery Discussion Board: Re: HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use?

Re: HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use?

Posted by Hernia MD on July 13, 2009, 11:24 pm, in reply to "Re: HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use?"
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There is essentially no role for biologic mesh "pigskin" in the lap inguinal repair. The failure rate is higher and expense is very high. The standard of care for a lap repair is synthetic mesh.

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HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use? - Lilah July 12, 2009, 11:20 am
- Re: HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use? - Hernia MD July 12, 2009, 8:33 pm
  - Re: HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use? - Another Jeff July 12, 2009, 10:09 pm
    - Re: HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use? - Lilah July 12, 2009, 10:20 pm
  - Re: HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use? - Lilah July 12, 2009, 10:17 pm
    - Re: HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use? - Another Jeff July 13, 2009, 1:34 pm
      - Re: HerniaMD, how does the physician decide which mesh to use? - Hernia MD July 13, 2009, 11:24 pm
        
        For HerniaMD - Another Jeff July 14, 2009, 8:58 am
        
        Re: For HerniaMD - Hernia MD July 14, 2009, 10:44 pm
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