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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — More than one million hernia surgeries are performed in the U.S. every year. The majority of those surgeries involve plastic mesh. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration ordered ...

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.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Some fruits, especially citrus, often are packaged in stretchy mesh or ...

Need a plastic mesh in a custom pattern? 3D print it, no problem. But what if one needs a curved plastic mesh? That’s considerably harder to 3D print, but [Uncle Jessy]’s figured out a simple approach ...