2010-In Vitro Comparison of Prosthetic Mesh for Inguinal Hernia Repair

In Vitro Comparison of Prosthetic Mesh for Inguinal Hernia Repair

Jing Cao, University of Georgia

Inguinal hernia, named by anatomical location, is a protrusion of the part of viscera through the abdominal wall when it does not effectively provide the mechanical strength and flexibility necessary to counteract the large pressure force exerted by the viscera within abdominal cavity.
Inguinal hernia is one of the most common afflictions for adults, and the lifetime risk to develop inguinal hernia has been found to be 27% for men and 3% for women and this gender difference is probably because of the polygenetic trait involving hernia formation.
Approximately 770,000 operations of inguinal hernia repair are performed each year in the United States.