P4HB mesh offers a safe, degradable alternative to synthetic polypropylene mesh, with lower complication rates in complex hernia repairs Phasix mesh, made from P4HB, a natural polymer derived from E ...

On April 24, 2009 at the Saturday Plenary Session of the SAGES annual meeting, Dr. Michael Rosen of Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, presented a video on an emerging procedure that should be of ...

Pelvic reconstructive surgery treats pelvic organ prolapse, which can occur due to factors like childbirth or chronic coughing. Recovery varies depending on the type of surgery. Pelvic reconstructive ...

The American Academy of Professional Coders has published an article providing coding guidelines for abdominal wall reconstruction. The article, titled Expose the Layers of Abdominal Wall ...

Cancer itself or cancer treatments may affect the way your body works or looks. When this happens, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and the UW Center for Reconstructive Surgery provide expert solutions.

A woman with a breast cancer diagnosis faces many sudden choices, and in the emotional frenzy, reconstruction decisions may get short shrift Lisa Wychgram Kluzik of Lafayette, California, was 38 years ...