Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2011
Shrinkage evaluation of heavyweight and lightweight polypropylene meshes in inguinal hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial.
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- International guidelines for groin hernia management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Guideline
- Long-term retromuscular and intraperitoneal mesh size changes within a randomized controlled trial on incisional hernia repair, including a review of the literature.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Trial
- Randomized clinical trial comparing lightweight or heavyweight mesh for mesh plug repair of primary inguinal hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2014Trial
- Ten-Year Results of Inguinal Hernia Open Mesh Repair.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- The DySLOH Study: Comparative Evaluation of the Results between the ProFlor and Lichtenstein Techniques for Open Inguinal Hernia Repair-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Ten steps for proper peripheral nerve handling during inguinal hernia surgery.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
- The Myopectineal Orifice: A Study of Thai Cadavers.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Efficacy of robotic versus open transversus abdominis release in a porcine model.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Article
- Comment to: A simplified surgical technique for recurrent inguinal hernia repair following total extraperitoneal patch plastic. Knyazeva P, Alesina PF, Stadelmeier P, et al.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Article
- Closure of a direct inguinal hernia defect in laparoscopic repair with barbed suture: a simple method to prevent seroma formation?Surgical endoscopy · 2018Article
- Comment to: "Factors associated with hernia recurrence after laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair for inguinal hernia: a 2-year prospective cohort study." By Schjøth-Iversen L. (Hernia. 2017 Jul 27. doi:10.1007/s10029-017-1634-7. [Epub ahead of print]).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Article
- A comparison of two types of preperitoneal mesh prostheses in stoma surgery: application to an animal model.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2012Article
- Repeated in vivo inguinal measurements to estimate a single optimal mesh size for inguinal herniorrhaphy.BMC surgery · 2012Article
- Inguinal hernia repair: current surgical techniques.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2012Review
- A clinically relevant in vivo model for the assessment of scaffold efficacy in abdominal wall reconstruction.Journal of tissue engineeringArticle
- Outcomes of Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Dual-Mesh Laparoscopic TEP Technique.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOne of the current complications in inguinal repair is shrinkage following the use of mesh. The selected mesh material, heavyweight (HWM) mesh or lightweight (LWM) mesh, is associated with the frequency of shrinkage. The aim of this study was to investigate shrinkage of these two types of mesh in a controlled trial of male inguinal hernia repair.
methodsThirty-two healthy men with primary unilateral inguinal hernias (Nyhus classification), who presented at São José Hospital of Criciúma, Brazil, underwent the Lichtenstein procedure. In total, 16 polypropylene HWM (105 g/m(2)) and 16 partially absorbable LWM (28 g/m(2)) were implanted into randomly selected patients. On post-operative days 1, 30, 60 and 90, the area of the mesh was evaluated by digital radiography.
resultsThe study randomized 32 patients and analyzed 30 patients--15 for each type of mesh. At baseline, there were no differences between groups. There were significant differences between the two meshes when comparing the total area initially and on postoperative day 90 (P = 0.001). The HWM had significantly less area initial area, as compared with 90 days postoperatively (P = 0.04).
conclusionShrinkage was significantly higher for HWM, although the difference was not large.
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