Mesh abdominal wall hernia surgery is safe and effective-the harm New Zealand media has done
Kelly, S.
New Zealand Medical Journal 130(1463): 54-57
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-8716 PMID: 28981495 Document Number: 693703
Patients in New Zealand have now developed a fear of mesh abdominal wall hernia repair due to inaccurate media reporting. This article outlines the extensive literature that confirms abdominal wall mesh hernia repair is safe and effective. The worsening confidence in the transvaginal mesh prolapse repair should not adversely affect the good results of mesh abdominal wall hernia repair. New Zealand general surgeons are well trained in providing modern hernia surgery.