April 14, 2005 --; Herniorrhaphy with polypropylene mesh may cause inguinal vasal obstruction (IVO) with resultant infertility, according to the results of a case series published in the April issue ...

TissueFAXS PLUS is a brightfield system and modular upright fluorescence used for the analysis and scanning of tissue microarrays, smears, cytospins and tissue sections on slides 1. Image credit: ...

September 28, 2009 (Hollywood, Florida) — Polypropylene mesh offers higher anatomic success rates than standard colporrhaphy or porcine dermis for paravaginal repair in women with anterior prolapse, ...

While offering similar clinical benefits at 1 year, a medium-weight polypropylene mesh was no better for pain control than a heavy-weight mesh in patients who underwent open retromuscular ventral ...

Hernia mesh complications, litigation, and safer alternatives: expert evaluations, medical evidence, and case support ...

Scientists have developed a material that could be used as an alternative to the current vaginal mesh material, polypropylene, used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.

Microscopic particles left behind by vaginal mesh could continue to trigger the immune system to attack healthy tissue even after the material has been removed, according to researchers. Experts ...