Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2015
Comparison of peritoneal closure techniques in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a prospective randomized study.
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- Suture versus tacks in minimally invasive transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Incidence and predictors of chronic pain after inguinal hernia surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus robotic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Trial
- Standard TAPP with flat mesh versus TAPP with flat mesh plus mesh plug for inguinal hernia repair: a preliminary single-center randomized experience.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Trial
- Beyond acronyms: a domain-based structural analysis of abdominal wall hernia repair techniques in the contemporary literature.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- How Reproducible Are Abdominal Wall Surgical Techniques? A Methodological Assessment of Technical Reporting in the Contemporary Literature.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2026Article
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- Closure of the Peritoneum in Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair (TAPP) With Cyanoacrylate Glue in a Microdroplet Device: A Single Surgeon Prospective Comparison vs. Barbed Suture.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
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- Mind the gap - Small bowel obstruction due to preperitoneal herniation following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair - A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2021Article
- Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: cost-effectiveness analysis of trend modifications of the technique.Updates in surgery · 2021Article
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- Recurrent abdominal pain due to small bowel volvulus after transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Propensity score analysis of outcomes between the transabdominal preperitoneal and open Lichtenstein repair techniques for inguinal hernia repair: a single-center experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
- Comparison of peritoneal closure versus non-closure in laparoscopic trans-abdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with coated mesh.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Article
- Does peritoneal flap closure technique following transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair make a difference in postoperative pain? A long-term quality of life comparison.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- Bridging with reduced overlap: fixation and peritoneal grip can prevent slippage of DIS class A meshes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Article
- A Randomised Comparison of Barbed and Non-barbed Absorbable Sutures for Peritoneal Closure in TAPP Hernia Repair.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
purposeWe aimed to compare tacker and suture techniques for peritoneal closure with respect to patient outcomes.
methodsA total of 64 patients were included in the study, 32 being in the tacker group and 32 in the suture group. All patients underwent laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia repair. Both groups were compared with respect to age, sex, duration of peritoneal closure and the operation, hernia type, the number of tackers used for mesh fixation, postoperative complication rate, visual analogue scale (VAS) scores on 1st, 7th, and 30th days, duration of follow-up, and recurrence rates.
resultsDuration of peritoneal closure and the operation was significantly shorter in the tacker group compared to the suture group (p < 0.001, p = 0.008, respectively). Statistical analysis with the two-way analysis of variance method revealed that mesh fixation with one or two tackers did not influence postoperative pain. VAS 1 was significantly lower in patients with peritoneal closure with suture compared to the patients undergoing peritoneal closure with tacker (p = 0.027). VAS 7 and VAS 30 were lower for peritoneal closure with suture versus tacker, although the difference did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.064, p = 0.294, respectively). We observed no recurrence at an average of 21-month follow-up.
conclusionsTacker and suture appeared to have a comparable safety for peritoneal closure in laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia operation. It can be suggested that peritoneal closure with tacker increased short-term pain, independent of the number of tackers used for mesh fixation. Long-term pain was similar in both groups.
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