Exploring New Ways to Repair a Hernia

Description

More than one million hernia-repair operations are performed in the United States every year. While the majority of these operations are very successful, there are still many patients who experience long-term, post-surgical discomfort. But that doesn't have to happen. This program explores innovative surgical techniques that can offer patients shorter recovery times and smaller incisions. Plus, it looks at the advancements over the years in the material surgeons use to actually repair the hernia. Viewers will see how modern mesh products have improved since the first ones were introduced in the 1950s and hear about the difference these new products can make in patients' lives.

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27 min

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Date of Publication

[2012], c2009

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