Surgical Mesh

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E07.858.708
Concept/Terms	Surgical Mesh Surgical Mesh Meshes, Surgical Surgical Meshes Mesh, Surgical

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Equipment and Supplies [E07]
Surgical Equipment [E07.858]
Surgical Mesh [E07.858.708]

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