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• • • • • Hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed operations in the world. Cricketer Kevin Pietersen went into hospital for one last March, and Madonna has had three. The Prince of Wales and footballer Frank Lampard are other well-known names to have had it done – along with about 180,000 other Britons each year. Standard inguinal hernias – small lumps in the groin pushing through a hole in the abdomen wall – may develop in a quarter of all men and one in eight women.

My heartburn's gone - thanks to a piece of pig skin in my gut. Carol Davis for Mail. Enjoying life: Lesley Mills is fully. AlloDerm lawsuit lawyers of Williams Kherkher discuss the use of pigskin in hernia repair surgeries.

They are easily repaired by patching the hole with a piece of synthetic mesh. But the latest research shows that very large hernias can be most effectively repaired using biological mesh made from pig tissue – dubbed ‘pigskin’ by some doctors. Man 4000 Loader Manual Manual Flash Starblitz 320 Btz. on this page. Consultant general and colorectal surgeon Pasquale Giordano, who specialises in treating complex hernias at Whipps Cross University Hospital in East London, has been pioneering repairs using mesh made from pig tissue for nine years. Pigskin has been used for more than 20 years and there is less risk of infection when using it However, as pigskin mesh costs ten times more than its synthetic counterpart, whether patients get it is a postcode lottery – some Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) are reluctant to pay for it.