Prosthetic mesh materials used in hernia surgery

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-179

  Sanders, David L ^a   Kingsnorth, Andrew N ^b  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hernia; inguinal hernia; surgical mesh; ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

HERNIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; SURGICAL MESHES; VENTRAL HERNIA;

TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

PROSTHETICS;

DACRON; MARLEX; MERSILENE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL SPONGE;

FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HERNIOPLASTY; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WOUND HEALING;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HERNIORRHAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MOSQUITO NETS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 84858226625     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.11.65     Document Type: Review

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