Comparison of Recurrence Rates in Obese and Non-Obese Patients Undergoing Ventral Hernia Repair with Lighter-Weight, Partially Absorbable Mesh.

Lighter-weight, large pore meshes with absorbable layers are designed for intra-abdominal placement in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. This retrospective review of 86 patients who underwent ventral hernia repair with PROCEED™ Surgical Mesh (Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ) represents an evaluation of a cohort of patients implanted with this mesh.

ULTRAPRO® Hernia System: Toward an Ideal Solution? The Bonheiden Experience with a Partially Absorbable and Macroporous Bilayer Device.

In 1998, Gilbert introduced the Prolene Hernia System (PHS), a bilayer polypropylene mesh device composed of an onlay patch, a connector, and an underlay patch. The overall concept of its design was to include the best features of all currently available techniques while eliminating their undesirable features. This device is now available in a lightweight version, the Ultrapro® Hernia System (UHS; Johnson & Johnson, Somerville, NJ).