Comments on: Biodegradable mesh for hernia repair http://medicineandman.com/blog/2006/01/04/biodegradable-mesh-for-hernia-repair/ Medicine and beyond... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:42:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cash Advance http://medicineandman.com/blog/2006/01/04/biodegradable-mesh-for-hernia-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-28988 Cash Advance Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:47:49 +0000 http://medicineandman.com/blog/?p=137#comment-28988 Cool summary pertaining to Biodegradable mesh for hernia repair! Always love your articles! Cool summary pertaining to Biodegradable mesh for hernia repair! Always love your articles!

]]> By: Domenico Savatta, MD http://medicineandman.com/blog/2006/01/04/biodegradable-mesh-for-hernia-repair/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Domenico Savatta, MD Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:33:00 +0000 http://medicineandman.com/blog/?p=137#comment-30 I am a robotic surgeon from New Jersey specializing in urologic oncology. I often find inguinal hernias and fix them laparoscopically at the same time as the robotic prostate surgery. The way mesh works is by physically reinforcing the repair of the defect. My concern with this is that the repair will be weakened when the mesh biodegrades. I am a robotic surgeon from New Jersey specializing in urologic oncology.

I often find inguinal hernias and fix them laparoscopically at the same time as the robotic prostate surgery.

The way mesh works is by physically reinforcing the repair of the defect. My concern with this is that the repair will be weakened when the mesh biodegrades.

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