Endoscopy
New endoscopy study results from Royal North Shore Hospital described
Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, June 14th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, "Primary repair of large hiatal defects is associated with higher than acceptable recurrence rates. This has. led to the increased use Of fascial prostheses for reinforcement of the hiatal repair, We report a case of intraluminal mesh erosion after repair of a recurrent paraesophageal hernia with a composite polytetrafluoroethylene/expanded polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis in an 80-year-old woman."
"Mesh erosion is a rarely reported complication after hiatal hernia repair, and because many cases will go unreported, their true incidence is unknown,"...
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