Hernia Mesh Complications And Lawsuits

There have been so many lawsuits filed against hernia mesh and different legal firms are investigating on the claims. The victims have been complaining about the mesh complications that disrupted their lives. Yet, FDA has approved many more hernia mesh products. 

A hernia occurs when an organ, intestine or fatty tissue squeezes through a hole or a weak spot in the surrounding muscle or connective tissue. Though the treatment is common and processed in millions every year, the post surgery complications too are on high. And that calls for claims by the victims who legally file hernia mesh lawsuit against the device. 

Types of Hernias and the places of occurrence

·         Inguinal: n the inner groin
·         Femoral: in the upper thigh/outer groin
·         Incisional: in an incision or scar in the abdomen
·         Ventral: in the general abdominal/ventral wall
·         Umbilical: at the belly button
·         Hiatal: inside the abdomen, along the upper stomach/diaphragm

Causes of hernia:

Most hernias are caused by a combination of pressure and an opening of weak muscles or connective tissue. The pressure makes the organ or tissue protrude through the weak spot. The causes of the muscle weakening are many including obesity, lifting heavy objects, diarrhea or constipation, persistent coughing or sneezing, poor nutrition, smoking, and overexertion.

Treatment of hernia:

Surgical treatment includes open repair or laparoscopy. In either case, a surgical mesh is implanted on the affected area. Surgical mesh made of synthetic materials can be found in knitted mesh or non-knitted sheet forms.

Post surgery complications:

The most common adverse events for all surgical repair of hernias—with or without mesh—are pain, infection, hernia recurrence, scar-like tissue that sticks tissues together (adhesion), blockage of the large or small intestine (obstruction), bleeding, abnormal connection between organs, vessels, or intestines (fistula), fluid build-up at the surgical site (seroma), and a hole in neighboring tissues or organs (perforation).

The lawsuit: 

There are thousands of hernia mesh lawsuits claimed by the victims of the damaged and defective surgical mesh. While many cases have been settled, there are several others that are pending for compensation.