Surgical Mesh

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A midurethral sling to reduce incontinence after vaginal prolapse repair. 
  • A prospective, multicenter study to evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes in primary rotator cuff repair reinforced with a xenograft dermal matrix. 
  • Addition of platelet-rich plasma supports immune modulation and improved mechanical integrity in Alloderm mesh for ventral hernia repair in a rat model. 
  • Amniotic fluid allograft enhances the host response to ventral hernia repair using acellular dermal matrix. 
  • Amyand's hernia: a review. 
  • An allogenic cell-based implant for meniscal lesions. 
  • An alternative management of a Littré hernia case: food for thought. 
  • Anatomic relationships of infracoccygeal sacropexy (posterior intravaginal slingplasty) trocar insertion. 
  • Anti-adhesive bioresorbable elastomer-coated composite hernia mesh that reduce intraperitoneal adhesions. 
  • Apical prolapse repair: weighing the risks and benefits. 
  • Apical prolapse. 
  • Assessing pelvic organ prolapse recurrence after minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy: does mesh weight matter? 
  • Association Between the Amount of Vaginal Mesh Used With Mesh Erosions and Repeated Surgery After Repairing Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence. 
  • Attitudes toward biological mesh in breast reconstruction: a regional survey of plastic surgeons. 
  • Blood vessel matrix: a new alternative for abdominal wall reconstruction. 
  • Bovine versus porcine acellular dermal matrix for abdominal wall herniorrhaphy or bridging. 
  • Building a National Registry for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. 
  • Cardiac transplantation following ACORN CorCap device implantation. 
  • Characterization of ventral incisional hernia and repair using shear wave elastography. 
  • Clinical application of porcine small intestinal submucosa in the management of infected or potentially contaminated abdominal defects. 
  • Complex abdominal wall hernias: a new classification system and approach to management based on review of 133 consecutive patients. 
  • Computer modeling informs study design: vaginal estrogen to prevent mesh erosion after different routes of prolapse surgery. 
  • Continuing evolution in the approach to severe liver trauma. 
  • Current practice patterns for initial umbilical hernia repair in the United States. 
  • Deciding Our Future: Consensus Conference Summary Report. 
  • Decreased hernia recurrence using autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with Strattice™ mesh in a rodent ventral hernia model. 
  • Defining success after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Design of a 3-Arm Randomized Trial for Posthysterectomy Vault Prolapse Involving Sacral Colpopexy, Transvaginal Mesh, and Native Tissue Apical Repair: The Apical Suspension Repair for Vault Prolapse in a Three-Arm Randomized Trial. 
  • Discussion: A Current Review of Hybrid Meshes in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. 
  • Does Mesh Weight Affect Time to Failure After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy? 
  • Doxycycline alters collagen composition following ventral hernia repair. 
  • Doxycycline shows dose-dependent changes in hernia repair strength after mesh repair. 
  • Early experience with mesh excision for adverse outcomes after transvaginal mesh placement using prolapse kits. 
  • Early mechanical failure of highly cross-linked porcine dermal matrix for abdominal wall reconstruction. 
  • Early report of a randomized comparative clinical trial of Strattice™ reconstructive tissue matrix to lightweight synthetic mesh in the repair of inguinal hernias. 
  • Effect of Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy vs Vaginal Hysterectomy With Uterosacral Ligament Suspension on Treatment Failure in Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of sacrospinous hysteropexy with graft vs vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension on treatment failure in women with uterovaginal prolapse: 5-year results of a randomized clinical trial. 
  • Efficacy and safety of transvaginal mesh kits in the treatment of prolapse of the vaginal apex: a systematic review. 
  • Evaluation and management of complications from synthetic mesh after pelvic reconstructive surgery: a multicenter study. 
  • Evaluation of Host Immune Cellular and Extracellular Matrix Responses to Prolapse Mesh With and Without Tension in a Rat Model. 
  • Evolving concepts in ventral hernia repair and physical therapy: prehabilitation, rehabilitation, and analogies to tendon reconstruction. 
  • Exosome-Induced Vaginal Tissue Regeneration in a Porcine Mesh Exposure Model. 
  • Failure of autologous bone-assisted cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy in children and adolescents. 
  • Feasibility of reversible pulmonary artery banding: early results and intermediate-term follow-up. 
  • First human use of hybrid synthetic/biologic mesh in ventral hernia repair: a multicenter trial. 
  • Healing potential of transplanted allogeneic chondrocytes of three different sources in lesions of the avascular zone of the meniscus: a pilot study. 
  • Histopathology of excised midurethral sling mesh. 
  • Impact of Genital Hiatus Size on Anatomic Outcomes After Mesh-Augmented Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation. 
  • Impact of Repeat Dosing and Mesh Exposure Chronicity on Exosome-Induced Vaginal Tissue Regeneration in a Porcine Mesh Exposure Model. 
  • Incidence and Risk Factors for Pelvic Pain After Mesh Implant Surgery for the Treatment of Pelvic Floor Disorders. 
  • Incontinence: should mesh be used to correct anterior vaginal prolapse? 
  • Increased use of surgical energy promotes methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in rabbits following open ventral hernia mesh repair. 
  • Insertion and removal of vaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Interrater reliability of the International Continence Society and International Urogynecological Association (ICS/IUGA) classification system for mesh-related complications. 
  • Interventional radiologic treatment of pelvic hemorrhage after placement of mesh for reconstructive pelvic surgery. 
  • Is Burch colposuspension ever cost-effective compared with tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence? 
  • Laparoscopic Single-Site Inguinal Hernia Repair Using a Self-Fixating Mesh. 
  • Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair complicates future pelvic oncologic surgery. 
  • Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with primary fascial closure versus bridged repair: a risk-adjusted comparative study. 
  • Long-Term, Prospective, Multicenter Study of Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate Mesh (Phasix Mesh) for Hernia Repair in Cohort at Risk for Complication: 60-Month Follow-Up. 
  • Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of suture versus mesh repair of incisional hernia. 
  • Long-term outcomes following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Long-term outcomes of vaginal mesh versus native tissue repair for anterior vaginal wall prolapse. 
  • Management of Vaginal Mesh Exposures Following Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. 
  • Mesh erosion in abdominal sacral colpopexy with and without concomitant hysterectomy. 
  • Mesh sacrocolpopexy compared with native tissue vaginal repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
  • Mesh use in surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Modifying hernia mesh design to improve device mechanical performance and promote tension-free repair. 
  • Open sacrocolpopexy and vaginal apical repair: retrospective comparison of success and serious complications. 
  • Orbital surgery: state of the art. 
  • Outcomes after Ventral Hernia Repair Using the Rives-Stoppa, Endoscopic, and Open Component Separation Techniques. 
  • Outcomes following treatment for pelvic floor mesh complications. 
  • Pelvic organ prolapse: a review of the current literature. 
  • Perioperative Complications in Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy Versus Transvaginal Mesh in the Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Analysis of a National Multi-institutional Dataset. 
  • Perioperative adverse events after minimally invasive abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Platelet rich plasma concentration improves biologic mesh incorporation and decreases multinucleated giant cells in a dose dependent fashion. 
  • Platelet rich plasma enhances tissue incorporation of biologic mesh. 
  • Polycarbonate Urethane Mesh: A New Material for Pelvic Reconstruction. 
  • Polyester Mesh Functionalization with Nitric Oxide-Releasing Silica Nanoparticles Reduces Early Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Contamination. 
  • Porous polyethylene implant for cranioplasty and skull base reconstruction. 
  • Predicting urinary incontinence after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Prophylactic mesh to prevent incisional hernia: a note of caution. 
  • Prophylactic mesh used in ileal conduit formation following radical cystectomy: a retrospective cohort. 
  • Prospective evaluation of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate mesh in CDC class I/high-risk ventral and incisional hernia repair: 18-month follow-up. 
  • Recurrent abdominal laxity following interpositional human acellular dermal matrix. 
  • Reduced CSF leak in complete calvarial reconstructions of microvascular decompression craniectomies using calcium phosphate cement. 
  • Removing a misplaced retropubic midurethral sling from the urethra and bladder neck using ear, nose, and throat instruments. 
  • Reoperation for prolapse recurrence after sacrospinous mesh hysteropexy: characteristics of women choosing retreatment. 
  • Restoring the failed cranioplasty: nonanatomical titanium mesh with perforator flap. 
  • Risk factors associated with failure 1 year after retropubic or transobturator midurethral slings. 
  • Risk factors for mesh/suture erosion following sacral colpopexy. 
  • Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair (TAPP) First Experience with the New Senhance Robotic System. 
  • Sacral osteomyelitis: an unusual complication of abdominal sacral colpopexy. 
  • Short-term outcomes of splenectomy avoidance in trauma patients. 
  • Simultaneous diaphragm and liver resection: a propensity-matched analysis of postoperative morbidity. 
  • Sublay versus underlay in open ventral hernia repair. 
  • Surgical excision of eroded mesh after prior abdominal sacrocolpopexy. 
  • Surgical techniques for removing problematic mesh. 
  • Suture, synthetic, or biologic in contaminated ventral hernia repair. 
  • The Design of a Randomized Trial of Vaginal Surgery for Uterovaginal Prolapse: Vaginal Hysterectomy With Native Tissue Vault Suspension Versus Mesh Hysteropexy Suspension (The Study of Uterine Prolapse Procedures Randomized Trial). 
  • The Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry: Purpose and Development. 
  • The design of an industry-sponsored randomized controlled trial to compare synthetic mesh versus biologic mesh for inguinal hernia repair. 
  • The effect of increasing body mass index on wound complications in open ventral hernia repair with mesh. 
  • The impossible voyage. 
  • The use of synthetic mesh in female pelvic reconstructive surgery. 
  • Transvaginal endoscopic removal of eroded mesh after abdominal sacral colpopexy. 
  • Treatment of complex anterior urethral stricture disease with mesh graft urethroplasty. 
  • Trends in use of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Ultrasound shear wave elastography effectively predicts integrity of ventral hernia repair using acellular dermal matrix augmented with platelet-rich plasma (PRP). 
  • Updates in abdominal wall management. 
  • Urethral erosion after synthetic and nonsynthetic pubovaginal slings: differences in management and continence outcome. 
  • Vaginal Mesh in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: Controversies, Current Use, and Complications. 
  • Vaginal and laparoscopic mesh hysteropexy for uterovaginal prolapse: a parallel cohort study. 
  • Vaginal mesh erosion after abdominal sacral colpopexy. 
  • Vaginal native tissue repair versus transvaginal mesh repair for apical prolapse: how utilizing different methods of analysis affects the estimated trade-off between reoperation for mesh exposure/erosion and reoperation for recurrent prolapse. 
  • Ventral Hernia Management: Expert Consensus Guided by Systematic Review. 
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  • Milano, Carmelo Alessio, Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery