Question reference: S5W-07750
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 6 March 2017
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 March 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what alternative, non-mesh treatments are available to patients being treated for hernias.
Answer
Non-mesh treatments include both surgical and non-surgical interventions. Surgical interventions include the use of simple suture repairs or the use of host native tissue.