%0 Journal Article
%T Resterilized Polypropylene Mesh for Inguinal Hernia Repair
%A Ifeanyi A Onwuezobe
%A Isaac Assam Udo
%A Kingsley U Umeh
%J Archive of "Nigerian Journal of Surgery : Official Publication of the Nigerian Surgical Research Society".
%D 2018
%R 10.4103/njs.NJS_21_17
%X The use of prosthetic biomaterials for reconstructing and reinforcing the posterior wall of the inguinal canal reduces the incidence of hernia recurrence. Cost, availability of mesh, and perhaps reluctance to adopt a new technique are factors which prevent widespread practice of hernioplasty in low-resource settings. Use of resterilized mesh significantly reduces the cost of hernioplasty and is safe
%K Inguinal hernia
%K Lichtenstein repair
%K low-cost
%K sterilized mesh
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5883845/