Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2011
Five-year results of a randomised controlled multi-centre study comparing heavy-weight knitted versus low-weight, non-woven polypropylene implants in Lichtenstein hernioplasty.
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- International guidelines for groin hernia management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Guideline
- Uniformity of Chronic Pain Assessment after Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Critical Review of the Literature.European surgical research. Europaische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales europeennes · 2017Pooled it
- Update with level 1 studies of the European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2014Guideline
- Systematic review and meta-analysis on heavy and lightweight polypropylene mesh in Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2012Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing lightweight and heavyweight mesh for Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2012Pooled it
- Long term inguinal pain comparing TEP to Lichtenstein repair: the TEPLICH RCT 8 years follow-up.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Trial
- Pain and quality of life after inguinal hernia surgery: a multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing lightweight vs heavyweight mesh (Supermesh Study).Updates in surgery · 2018Trial
- Five-year results of a randomized clinical trial comparing a polypropylene mesh with a poliglecaprone and polypropylene composite mesh for inguinal hernioplasty.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2012Trial
- Mesh Weight in Reoperation for Recurrence After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.JAMA surgery · 2025Article
- Is mesh pore size in polypropylene meshes associated with the outcome in Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair: a registry-based analysis of 22,141 patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- An international survey of 1014 hernia surgeons: outcome of GLACIER (global practice of inguinal hernia repair) study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Definition of Mesh Weight and Pore Size in Groin Hernia Repair: A Systematic Scoping Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2023Article
- Landmarks in vaginal mesh development: polypropylene mesh for treatment of SUI and POP.Nature reviews. Urology · 2019Review
- Risk factors of chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review.Innovative surgical sciences · 2017Review
- Physical Characteristics of Medical Textile Prostheses Designed for Hernia Repair: A Comprehensive Analysis of Select Commercial Devices.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015Article
- A detailed analysis of outcome reporting from randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses of inguinal hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015Review
- Meta-analyses of lightweight versus conventional (heavy weight) mesh in inguinal hernia surgery.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2012Article
- Modified classification of surgical meshes for hernia repair based on the analyses of 1,000 explanted meshes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2012Article
- Three-year results from a preclinical implantation study of a long-term resorbable surgical mesh with time-dependent mechanical characteristics.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2012Article
- Matching males and females undergoing Shouldice repair using a prospective, longitudinal design.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieObservational
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Abstract
backgroundThis prospective randomised study evaluated whether non-knitted and non-woven lightweight implants can influence postoperative pain and time of return to normal activity, without increasing the recurrence rate in Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty.
methodsPatients were operated on in four centres, randomised blindly into two groups with respect to the mesh used: Surgimesh WN (non-woven polypropylene microfibre sheet) and heavy weight polypropylene mesh. The operation was performed according to the Lichtenstein technique. Follow-up was designed for 7 days, and 3, 6, 12 and 60 months. The objectives were to assess the incidence of early and late complications, recurrence rate, and postoperative pain.
resultsA total of 220 patients were randomised; after monitoring visits (exclusion of one hospital), 202 qualified for the assessment. At 60 months, the recurrence rate did not differ statistically. Less pain on the 7th postoperative day, and at 3 months, was observed in the WN group. No other differences were observed.
conclusionsUse of a lightweight non-woven polypropylene implant is a valuable alternative to the use of knitted or woven meshes in the Lichtenstein method. Postoperative pain and recurrence were reduced at short term follow-up, but no statistical difference in recurrence rate was observed at 12 and 60 month follow-up in the patient population tested.
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