The traditional treatment for hernias has been open surgery with a large incision that allows the surgeon to push the hernia ...

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 the belly wall. There are many things to think ...

In 1948 Throckmorton reported on the use of tantalum gauze in the repair of ... series included 14 inguinal hernias in which he used a 50-by-50 weave 3-mil tantalum-wire mesh.