Abdominal surgery. Surgeon using Metzenbaum scissors to excise (remove) infected prosthetic mesh from a previous abdominal wall hernia repair. A herni

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Abdominal surgery. Surgeon using Metzenbaum scissors to excise (remove) infected prosthetic mesh from a previous abdominal wall hernia repair. A hernia occurs when an organ, such as a loop of the intestine, protrudes from a weak area in the abdominal wall.

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