"Surgical Mesh" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any woven or knit material of open texture used in surgery for the repair, reconstruction, or substitution of tissue. The mesh is usually a synthetic fabric made of various polymers. It is occasionally made of metal.
| Descriptor ID |
D013526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.708
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Mesh- Surgical Mesh
- Meshes, Surgical
- Surgical Meshes
- Mesh, Surgical
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Surgical Mesh" by people in this website by year, and whether "Surgical Mesh" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Mesh" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluating the impact of diastasis recti on ipom plus ventral hernia repair. Hernia. 2025 Aug 14; 29(1):253.
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Use of prophylactic mesh to prevent parastomal hernia formation: a systematic review, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis. Hernia. 2024 Nov 18; 29(1):22.
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Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: Two-Year Results From a Prospective, Multicenter, Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Surg. 2023 08 01; 278(2):161-165.
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Rate of Mesh Erosion After Sacrocolpopexy With Concurrent Supracervical Compared With Total Hysterectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 09 01; 140(3):412-420.
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Titanium Fan Plate Reconstruction for Lateral Orbital Traumatic Defects. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Jun 01; 32(4):e378-e380.
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The worst-case scenario: Bridging repair with a biologic mesh in high-risk patients with very large abdominal wall hernias-a prospective multicenter study. Surgery. 2021 02; 169(2):318-324.
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Reply: Demineralized Bone Matrix and Resorbable Mesh Bilaminate Cranioplasty Is Ineffective for Secondary Reconstruction of Large Pediatric Cranial Defects. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 09; 146(3):378e.
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Demineralized Bone Matrix and Resorbable Mesh Bilaminate Cranioplasty Is Ineffective for Secondary Reconstruction of Large Pediatric Cranial Defects. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 01; 145(1):137e-141e.
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Short-term Outcomes of Non-robotic Single-incision Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy: A Surgical Technique. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2020 Mar - Apr; 27(3):721-727.
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A systematic review of complications in prepectoral breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2019 07; 72(7):1051-1059.