Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
PerFix™ plug versus 4DDOME(®) implants for inguinal hernia repair: prospective multicentric randomised controlled trial.
Anterior mesh placement is the standard of care for hernia repair. The use of partially absorbable meshes may limit post-operative pain without altering the durability of the repair. We designed a prospective randomised study, which aims to compare the PerFix™ plug to the 4DDOME(®), a partially absorbable mesh. ⋯ This clinical study demonstrated similar short-term results. The 4DDOME(®) was associated with less pain and discomfort after 3 and 6 months. The combination of the dome shape and the double component mesh including an absorbable part meet the conflicting demands of early strength with a long-term low-weight material to minimise shrinkage and fibrosis. This design represents a potential advance in anterior tension-free hernia repair with mesh.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Five-year results of a randomized clinical trial comparing a polypropylene mesh with a poliglecaprone and polypropylene composite mesh for inguinal hernioplasty.
The aim of this study was to assess whether partially absorbable monofilament mesh could influence postoperative pain and recurrence after Lichtenstein hernioplasty over the long term. ⋯ The use of partially absorbable mesh reduced postoperative pain during the short-term postoperative period. No difference in pain or recurrence rate was observed at 60 months.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Three-year results of randomised clinical trial comparing lightweight mesh with heavyweight mesh for inguinal hernioplasty.
The aim of the present randomised study was to find out whether usage of lightweight mesh in inguinal hernia repair, compared with heavyweight mesh, results in decreased incidence of chronic groin pain and foreign body feeling, as well as to evaluate the risk factors for chronic pain development and hernia recurrences. ⋯ Our study shows that compared with HW mesh, LW mesh has no advantage in reducing chronic groin pain and foreign body feeling at the operation site after inguinal hernioplasty at 3-year follow-up. Severe preoperative pain was correlated with the development of chronic pain. There was no difference between the two study groups in the recurrence rates.