Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than one million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A ...

an open cholecystectomy and two hernia repairs for ventral hernia. The open cholecystectomy was performed 5 years back. The open onlay mesh hernioplasty with umbilectomy for umbilical hernia repair ...

For example, in a study comparing suture repair of incisional hernia to mesh repair, it was found that "mesh repair results in a lower recurrence rate and less abdominal pain and does not result ...