ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2012
Chronic pain after open inguinal hernia surgery: suture fixation versus self-adhesive mesh repair.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- 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
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- Comparison of self-fixating mesh to tack fixation in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a double-blind randomized clinical trial (SELFITAC).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Trial
- Self-fixating (sutureless) mesh versus sutured polypropylene mesh in open Lichtenstein repair: a participant-blinded randomized trial.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Trial
- An analysis of results in a single-blinded, prospective randomized controlled trial comparing non-fixating versus self-fixating mesh for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Trial
- Early safety and effectiveness of new 3‑dimensional lightweight SWING‑Mesh in minimally‑invasive inguinal hernia repair: a multicenter prospective observational study with 3‑month follow‑up.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2026Article
- Comprehensive systematic review on the self-gripping mesh vs sutured mesh in inguinal hernia repair.Surgery open science · 2024Review
- Influence of the learning curve on the immediate postoperative pain intensity after laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2023Article
- Self-Gripping Meshes for Lichtenstein Repair. Do We Need Additional Suture Fixation?World journal of surgery · 2016Article
- Reduction of chronic post-herniotomy pain and recurrence rate. Use of the anatomical self-gripping ProGrip laparoscopic mesh in TAPP hernia repair. Preliminary results of a prospective study.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2015Article
- Recurrence and chronic pain after mesh fixation with skin staples versus sutures in Lichtenstein's inguinal hernioplasty: a retrospective cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2013Article
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- Is there difference in chronic pain after Suture and Stapler fixation method of mesh in Ventral Hernia? Is stapler fixation method quicker? A randomized controlled trial.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
- Usage of a self-adhesive mesh in TAPP hernia repair: A prospective study based on Herniamed Register.Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
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Abstract
purposeChronic pain following inguinal hernia repair is a complex problem. Mesh fixation with sutures may be a contributing factor to this pain. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of chronic pain and limitation of activities of daily living following inguinal hernia repair using a sutured mesh to a self-adhesive mesh, 6 months and 1 year following surgery.
methodsAll consecutive patients presenting to NHS Fife for open hernia repair between January 2009 and January 2010 were included in our analysis. A prospective survey of postoperative pain and activities of daily living was conducted at 6 months and 1 year following hernia repair. Chronic pain was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire. The primary end points for analysis were incidence of chronic pain and limitation of activities of daily living.
resultsOverall, 132 of 215 patients completed the questionnaire, 69 in the sutured group and 63 in the self-adhesive mesh group. The need for analgesics was similar during the first 24 h after surgery. Wound infections were detected in one patient in the Lichtenstein group and two in the second group. The incidence of chronic pain was 21 and 7.9% at 6 months and 18.8 and 6.3% at 1 year (p < 0.05). Moderate and vigorous activities were found to be limited some to all of the time in nine patients (60%) in the suture fixation group and in one patient in the self-adhesive group (20%, p < 0.02).
conclusionsOpen inguinal hernia repair with a self-adhesive mesh may lead to less chronic pain and less restriction of activities of daily living than a sutured mesh fixation.
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