Former general surgeon, Peter Jones, from Kent, spent much of his career removing mesh from British groin hernia patients. "Severe pain is a common problem and patients aren't being warned about ...

"The pain in the lower stomach and groin area makes me feel physically ... Now, men are going public following problems with mesh used in hernia operations. They feel they are being passed from ...

Hernia pain may be more noticeable when the hernia is bulging. Groin or abdominal discomfort ... The surgeon may add mesh as a reinforcement or simply stitch the muscle and tissue back together.

Inguinal hernia pain may feel like ... Surgeons use sutures (stitches) or mesh to close the weak spot in the abdominal wall before closing the surgical incision with sutures, glue, or staples.

The instruments to repair the hernia are inserted through other small incisions in the lower abdomen. Mesh is then placed over the defect to reinforce ... Surgical repair is recommended for inguinal ...

Hexagon Health and its founder have filed a lawsuit against Medtronic, alleging patent infringement of a hernia mesh device.

Objective: To assess the impact of the laparoscopic inguinal release procedure with mesh reinforcement on athletes with groin pain. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Private sector. Patients: ...