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Had rt inguinal surgery with mesh, they threw mesh box/wrapper into trash , on my insistence they told me its ethicon prolene mesh. is this enough ?
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Yes: Mesh repair of inguinal hernia is the standard, and ethicon prolene mesh system is an accepted well used product.
Answered 6/5/2013
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