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Trends, Tools, Trials: Complex Abdominal Wall Repair in 2020
Matthew I. Goldblatt, M.D., FACS, discusses a case study of a patient undergoing treatment for simultaneous colon and rectal cancers and had a prior low anterior colon resection procedure with a diverting ileostomy.
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General Surgery News Special Report: Clinical Discussion of Advances in Tissue Reinforcement for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
In early 2021, as part of the Gore Medical Mastery Series, a faculty of surgeons convened in a virtual hybrid symposium in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss their approaches to AWR, hernia repair, and tissue reinforcement.
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Retromuscular Onlay Hernia Repair Using GORE® ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial
This is an educational surgical technique video demonstrating a retromuscular onlay hernia repair using GORE® ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial. A cadaver model is used for demonstration to facilitate visualization of the anatomy. This educational content provided by John P. Fischer, M.D.
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Patient quality of life with innovative biomaterials: Clinical review with over seven years of follow up
John Scott, MD, FACS, provides a post-operative clinical review of patients' quality of life after a hernia repair.
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28-Day Strength Charts: GORE® SYNECOR Intraperitoneal Biomaterial
GORE® SYNECOR Biomaterial PTFE Knit provides greater strength for the duration of hernia repair.
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Bioabsorbable Mesh for Hernia Repair: Know your Options
GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement is intended for use in the reinforcement of soft tissue. GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement may be used include hernia repair as suture-line reinforcement, muscle flap reinforcement, and general tissue reconstructions.
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Better AWR Outcomes. Reinforced by Data. GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement offers low complication rates in complex and high-risk patients
GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement offers proven low hernia recurrence rates of 0–17% in complex and high risk AWR patients.
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Retro-rectus Placement of Bio-absorbable Mesh Improves Patient Outcomes
Our primary objective was to determine the longterm surgical outcomes of retro-rectus and intraperiteonal placement of mesh.
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Better AWR Outcomes. Reinforced by Data. GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement offers proven low complication rates in high risk AWR patients
GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement offers proven low complication rates in high risk AWR patients1 vs. BARD® DAVOL PHASIX Mesh.
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Advances in Bioabsorbable Implants for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Utility of GORE® ENFORM Biomaterial
GORE® ENFORM Biomaterial is a reinforcement for soft tissue composed of synthetic bioabsorbable polyglycolic acid and trimethylene carbonate which has proven to be effective for hernia repair.
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General Surgery News Special Report: Quality of Life in Ventral and Hiatal Hernia Repair: Review of Long-Term Patient Outcomes in Two Large Case Series
In this issue of General Surgery News Special Report, Eric Mallico, M.D., FACS, describes the quality of life of patients after ventral and hiatal hernia repairs, and reviews long-term patient outcomes.
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Better AWR Outcomes. Reinforced by Data. Critical healing period and repair strength
GORE® BIO-A® Tissue Reinforcement provides a unique 3D tissue-building scaffold that elicits a specific tissue response during the critical wound healing period.