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        {
            "@type": "NewsArticle",
            "headline": "Gibbeum Hospital chief introduces military doctors to his mesh-free hernia repair",
            "datePublished": "2026-10-08T13:41:00+09:00",
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            "author": {
                "@type": "Person",
                "name": "Park Han-na"
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                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "The Korea Herald",
                "url": "https://www.koreaherald.com"
            },
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            "description": "Seoul-based Gibbeum Hospital President Kang Yoon-sik introduced his mesh-free hernia repair technique, known as the Kang Repair, to military medical professionals at the 76th Annual 38th Parallel Healthcare Training Symposium at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek on Oct. 1. The technique uses a patient's own tissue to reinforce the weakened area instead of synthetic mesh."
        },
        {
            "@type": "NewsArticle",
            "headline": "Korean surgeon reports 0.49% reoperation rate in 3,484 mesh-free hernia cases",
            "datePublished": "2026-10-07T08:30:00+09:00",
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            "author": {
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                "name": "Kang Yoon-sik",
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            "description": "Among 3,484 consecutive patients followed for at least 24 months, 17 required reoperation, translating into a reoperation rate of 0.49 percent. Occasional mild discomfort was reported in 0.4 percent, while no severe or activity-limiting pain was reported, according to Kang."
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