Resource Description: View 2 year remodeling of Biodesign in ventral hernia repair by Dr. Morris Franklin.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft, 8-Layer Tissue Graft

Resource Description: Dr. NJ Espat demonstrates overlay technique using Biodesign best practices.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft

Resource Description: Cost-benefit analysis for the Biodesign Hernia Graft in ventral/incisional hernia repair.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft

Resource Description: Product datasheet for the Biodesign Hernia Graft.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft

Resource Description: A Q&A with Dr. David Edelman on the types of hernias and the treatment options for patients.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 12/10/2008
Author(s): Kinnon Yee
Journal(s): Hoops Addict.com

Resource Description: Press Release
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 10/14/2008

Resource Description: Covers the release of Cook Medical's Biodesign Hernia Graft.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 10/16/08
Journal(s): The Herald Times

Resource Description: Covers the release of Cook Medical's Biodesign Hernia Graft.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 10/15/2008
Journal(s): Medgadget.com

Resource Description: An overview of Dr. Franklin's 5 year study on the use of biologics for hernia repair.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 4/2/2009
Author(s): Michael Ostrovsky
Journal(s): Medgadget.com

Resource Description: A Q&A with Dr. David Edelman on the treatment options available for Miami Heat hernia patients.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 06/04/07
Author(s): James H. Burnett
Journal(s): Miami Herald

Resource Description: An article featuring Dr. David Edelman as a pioneer of new techniques, using Cook Medical's Surgisis Biodesign for hernia repair. Includes a Q&A with Dr. Edelman.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 10/15/2007
Author(s): Brooke Heath
Journal(s): Healthcare Crossing

Resource Description: A piece contributed by Dr. David Edelman on hernia injuries and surgical repair options.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 01/22/08
Author(s): David Edelman, MD
Journal(s): New England Runner

Resource Description: Press Release
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 3/23/2009

Resource Description: Discusses Dr. Franklin's 5 year study on the Biodesign Hernia Repair Graft.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 03/26/09
Author(s): Max Showalter
Journal(s): The Journal & Courier

Resource Description: A piece contributed by Dr. David Edelman on hernia injuries and surgical repair options.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 4/22/2008
Author(s): David Edelman, MD
Journal(s): Rocky Mountain Sports

Resource Description: An article featuring Dr. David Edelman as a pioneer in medicine, helping athletes get back to playing their sport faster by using Cook's Surgisis Biodesign to repair sports hernias.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 08/07/07
Author(s): Travis Heath
Journal(s): HoopsWorld.com

Resource Description: Product brochure for the Biodesign Hernia Graft.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft

Resource Description: From the Journal of Surgical Research on abdominal complications related to type of repair for congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 6/15/2007
Author(s): St Peter SD, Valusek PA, Tsao K, Holcomb GW 3rd, Ostlie DJ, Snyder CL.
Citation(s): 2007;140(2):234-236.

Resource Description: From Surgical Endoscopy, an article about the adverse effects of porcine small intestine submucosa implants in experimental ventral hernia repair.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 6/1/2006
Author(s): Petter-Puchner AH, Fortelny RH, Mittermayr R, Walder N, Ohlinger W, Redl H.
Citation(s): 2006;20(6):942-946.

Resource Description: An systematic review from Surgical Innovation about the effectiveness of biologic grafts for hernia repair.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 3/1/2009
Author(s): Hiles M, Record Ritchie RD, Altizer AM.
Citation(s): 2009;16(1):26-37.

Resource Description: An article from Surgery Technology International on a bioactive prosthetic material for treatment of hernias.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 6/28/1905
Author(s): Edelman DS, Hodde JP.
Citation(s): 2006;15:104-108.

Resource Description: An article from Cirugía Española about indications and usefulness of biological prostheses in the repair of abdominalwall defects. [Article in Spanish.]
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 6/1/2008
Author(s): Bellón JM.
Citation(s): 2008;83(6):283-289.

Resource Description: An article from the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery on the clinical application of porcine small intestinal submucosa in the management of infected or potentially contaminated abdominal defects.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 1/1/2004
Author(s): Ueno T, Pickett LC, de la Fuente SG, Lawson DC, Pappas TN.
Citation(s): 2004;8(1):109-112.

Resource Description: From Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery about congenital diaphragmatic hernias in adults.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 12/1/2001
Author(s): Swain JM, Klaus A, Achem SR, Hinder RA.
Citation(s): 2001;8(4):246-255.

Resource Description: An article from Pediatric Transplantation on definitive abdominal wall closure using a porcine intestinal submucosa biodegradable membrane in pediatric transplantation.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 5/1/2009
Author(s): Karpelowsky JS, Thomas G, Shun A.
Citation(s): 2009;13(3):285-9.

Resource Description: An article from Diseases of the Esophagus about diaphragmatic acute massive herniation after laparoscopic gastroplasty for esophagectomy.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 6/28/1905
Author(s): Fumagalli U, Rosati R, Caputo M, Bona S, Zago M, Lutmann F, Peracchia A.
Citation(s): 2006;19(1):40-43.

Resource Description: From the Journal of Pediatric Surgery about an evaluation of small intestine submucosa and acellular dermis as diaphragmatic prostheses.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 1/1/1999
Author(s): Dalla Vecchia L, Engum S, Kogon B, Jensen E, Davis M, Grosfeld J.
Citation(s): 1999;34(1):167-171.

Resource Description: From the International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction about an experimental comparison of abdominal wall repair using different methods of enhancement by small intestinal submucosa graft.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 4/20/2009
Author(s): Ozog Y, Konstantinovic ML, Verschueren S, Spelzini F, De Ridder D, Deprest J.
Citation(s): 2009;20(4):435-441.

Resource Description: An article from Surgery about the functional evaluation of the grafted wall with porcine-derived small intestinal submucosa (SIS) to a stomach defect in rats.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 9/1/2007
Author(s): Ueno T, de la Fuente SG, Abdel-Wahab OI, Takahashi T, Gottfried M, Harris MB, Tatewaki M, Uemura K, Lawson DC, Mantyh CR, Pappas TN.
Citation(s): 2007;142(3):376-383.

Resource Description: An article from Hernia on gastric outlet obstruction secondary to Morgagni hernia: a case report.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 10/11/2007
Author(s): Pallati PK, Puri V, Mittal SK.
Citation(s): 2008;12(2):209-212.

Resource Description: An article from Tissue Engineering about host response to implanted porcine-derived biologic material in a primate model of abdominal wall repair.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 12/1/2008
Author(s): Sandor M, Xu H, Connor J, Lombardi J, Harper JR, Silverman RP, McQuillan DJ.
Citation(s): 2008;14(12):2021-2031.

Resource Description: From the Journal of Surgical Research about intestine submucosa and polypropylene mesh for abdominal wall repair in dogs.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 1/1/1996
Author(s): Clarke KM, Lantz GC, Salisbury SK, Badylak SF, Hiles MC, Voytik SL.
Citation(s): 1996;60(1):107-114.

Resource Description: From the Journal of Pediatric Surgery on management of complicated gastroschisis with porcine small intestinal submucosa and negative pressure wound therapy.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 11/1/2006
Author(s): Gabriel A, Gollin G.
Citation(s): 2006;41(11):1836-1840.

Resource Description: From the Journal of Surgical Research about a morphologic study of three collagen materials for body wall repair.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 5/14/2004
Author(s): Soiderer EE, Lantz GC, Kazacos EA, Hodde JP, Wiegand RE.
Citation(s): 2004;118(2):161-175.

Resource Description: From Hernia, an article on new "biological" meshes: the need for a register.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 2/1/2009
Author(s): Ansaloni L, Catena F, Coccolini F, Negro P, Campanelli G, Miserez M.
Citation(s): 2009;13(1):103-108.

Resource Description: From the Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques: Part A on peritoneal adhesions to prosthetic materials: an experimental comparative study of treated and untreated polypropylene meshes placed in the abdominal cavity.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 6/1/2009
Author(s): Ansaloni L, Catena F, Coccolini F, Fini M, Gazzotti F, Giardino R, Pinna AD.
Citation(s): 2009;19(3):369-374.

Resource Description: From Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira regarding polylactic acid film versus acellular porcine small intestinal submucosa mesh in peritoneal adhesion formation in rats.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 3/1/2009
Author(s): Costa RG, Lontra MB, Scalco P, Cavazzola LT, Gurski RR.
Citation(s): 2009;24(2):128-135.

Resource Description: An article from Surgical Endoscopy about prosthetic closure of the esophageal hiatus in large hiatal hernia repair and laparoscopic antireflux surgery.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 3/1/2006
Author(s): Granderath FA, Carlson MA, Champion JK, Szold A, Basso N, Pointner R, Frantzides CT.
Citation(s): 2006;20(3):367-379.

Resource Description: An article from Surgical Clinics of North America about choosing prosthetic material for ventral hernia repair.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 2/1/2008
Author(s): Bachman S, Ramshaw B.
Citation(s): 2008;88(1):101-112.

Resource Description: From Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal about the repair of cloacal exstrophy, omphalocele, and gastroschisis using porcine small-intestinal submucosa or cadaveric skin homograft.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 9/15/2003
Author(s): Admire AA, Greenfeld JI, Cosentino CM, Ghory MJ, Samimi KJ
Citation(s): 2003;112(4):1059-1062.

Resource Description: From Annals of Plastic Surgery about repair of the abdominal donor-site fascial defect with small intestinal submucosa (Surgisis) after TRAM flap breast reconstruction.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 1/1/2007
Author(s): Ferguson RE Jr, Pu LL.
Citation(s): 2007;58(1):95-98.

Resource Description: From Surgical Endoscopy about how the repair of ventral hernias in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass should not be deferred.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 2/1/2004
Author(s): Eid GM, Mattar SG, Hamad G, Cottam DR, Lord JL, Watson A, Dallal M, Schauer PR.
Citation(s): 2004;18(2):207-210.

Resource Description: From Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery about small intestinal submucosa (Surgisis) as a bioactive prosthetic material for repair of abdominal wall fascial defect.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 6/1/2005
Author(s): Pu LL.
Citation(s): 2005;115(7):2127-2131.

Resource Description: From Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery about small intestinal submucosa in abdominal wall repair after TRAM flap harvesting in a rat model.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 8/1/2003
Author(s): Zhang F, Zhang J, Lin S, Oswald T, Sones W, Zhengwei C, Dorsett-Martin, W, Lineaweaver WC.
Citation(s): 2003;112(2):565-570.

Resource Description: An systematic literature review from the British Journal of Sports Medicine about sports hernias.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 12/1/2008
Author(s): Caudill P, Nyland J, Smith C, Yerasimides J, Lach J.
Citation(s): 2008;42(12):954-964.

Resource Description: From the American Surgeon on surgisis mesh repair of a postsacrectomy perineal hernia along with posterior proctosigmoidectomy for concomitant stricture.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 11/1/2007
Author(s): Al-Haddad AA, Hellinger MD, Akermant SC.
Citation(s): 2007;73(11):1129-1132.

Resource Description: An article from the Journal of Surgical Research regarding a tensile strength comparison of small intestinal submucosa body wall repair.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 9/1/2006
Author(s): Ko R, Kazacos EA, Snyder S, Ernst DM, Lantz GC.
Citation(s): 2006;135(1):9-17.

Resource Description: An article from Arquivos de Gastroenterologia on the repair of abdominal defects in rabbits with Parietex and Surgisis meshes abdominal wall. [Article in Portuguese.]
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Author(s): Baroncello JB, Czeczko NG, Malafaia O, Ribas-Filho JM, Nassif PAN, Dietz AU.
Citation(s): 2008;45(4):323-329.

Resource Description: An article from Hernia on the single-staged approach to the surgical management of abdominal wall hernias in contaminated fields.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 2/1/2007
Author(s): Alaedeen DI, Lipman J, Medalie D, Rosen MJ.
Citation(s): 2007;11(1):41-45.

Resource Description: From Pediatric Surgery International about the SIS extracellular matrix scaffold-preliminary results of use in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair.
Related Product(s): Hernia Graft
Date Published: 12/1/2004
Author(s): Smith MJ, Paran TS, Quinn F, Corbally MT.
Citation(s): 2004;20(11-12):859-862.