Surgical
mesh devices have been in medical use since the 1950s. They were
originally developed for the support of the damaged or weakened
abdominal wall in the course of hernia surgery. In the 1990s, the mesh
products began to be utilized in the repair of pelvic organ prolapse
(POP).
Unfortunately,
both the hernia mesh and the POP mesh have been associated with
numerous complications. And if there's an extensive account of the
complications associated with hernia mesh procedure.
Hernias
occur when any organ, intestines, or fatty tissue pushes through a hole
or weak spot in a muscle. Anything that increases the abdominal
pressure can result in hernia, including obesity, weight-lifting,
constipation, or pregnancy.
Hernias can occur at any of the following body parts:
- Inner groin
- Surgical incision or scar in the abdomen
- Abdominal wall
- Upper thigh or outer groin
- Belly button
- Inside the abdomen on the diaphragm
Mesh
implant is one of the options available to help treat men, women and
children who are have hernias. Usually made of a synthetic material, the
implant helps to strengthen damaged or weakened muscle or tissue, and
repair the hernias.
But
no surgery is risk free and issues can occur when the mesh deteriorates
and breaks up within the body. The damage can be life-changing, and
permanent.
Eligible to file a hernia mesh complications lawsuit?
Leading
physicians have voiced their concerns about the unequal risk of severe
hernia mesh complications, which includes conditions like spontaneous
migration, chronic infection and adhesion. If you or someone you love
faced injury after hernia mesh procedure, you may have chances for legal
recovery. Surgical mesh has been the preferred method for curing
hernias of the groin and abdominal wall, but tens of thousands of
patients who had this 'minimally invasive' surgery dealt with chronic
pain and other serious medical problems – some of which are even
life-threatening.
Brief account of the complications
- Adhesions – scar tissue which forms between bodily tissues resulting from defectively designed devices. If left untreated adhesions can cause serious digestive problems, chronic pain, bowel obstruction and even infertility
- Mesh-related infection – severe bacterial infections around the surgical mesh is a painful situation and can be difficult to treat. Often it requires additional surgery to cure. Research documented in the Clinical Microbiology and Infection found hernia mesh infection rates can be as high as 8 percent.
- Bowel obstruction – a blockage in the small or large intestines is a dangerous side effect of hernia mesh procedure and if not treated urgently can constrict blood flow, causing complicatiosn that might lead fatal consequences
- Bowel and intestinal perforation – the condition occurs when the mesh erodes through the neighboring tissues or punctures them. Most often, it leads up to peritonitis and sepsis (a life-threatening infection in the bloodstream).
- Hernia mesh migration – Mesh devices can impulsively detach after surgery, traveling inside the body, causing infection, fistulas, abscesses, and thus increasing the chances of organ perforation
- Mesh rejection – Materials and coatings used in the surgical mesh products can set off the body’s immune system to create an inflammatory retort as it attempts to reject the mesh.
- Fistula formation – the condition occurs when a weakened or inflamed organ develops an abnormal connection or passageway to adjacent structures
- Hernia recurrence – Hernia reappearance is a common problem which usually requires a secondary surgery.
The manufacturers named in the mesh lawsuits include:
- American Medical Systems
- Atrium
- R. Bard/DaVol
- Ethicon
- Boston Scientific
- Coloplast
- Medtronic/Covidien
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