An interesting day has drawn to an end
Still confused, how a surgeon can mend
A simple hernia, an enigma so basic
Even google offers thousand solutions on a click
Devices, plugs, or a simple stitch for umbilicus
Or just put a mesh to avoid the fuss
TEPPS, TAPS, the age old Leichenstein
Thank you all that suits me fine
Tailor according to your needs
Remember, the patients’ wishes supersede
Formulas, filaments, fibres and complex jargon
The search for the ideal mesh goes on
There is no dearth to what we can achieve
Only if the powers (mangers) above us believe
Thank you Ethicon for “the future of hernia repair”
Was discussed, debated and laid bare
Now we go on our separate ways
What we learnt, we pass to others I pray
Shehzad Latif
22/06/10
(composed during lunch break)