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ArticleJournal of minimal access surgery

A new technique to avoid unintentional adhesion while deploying ProGrip mesh and its utility in the laparoscopic repair of obturator hernia.

Jun Muto, Katsuhiko Murakawa, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Saseem Poudel, Shoki Sato, Kohei Kato, Naoto Senmaru, Koichi Ono

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jun MutoDepartment of Surgery, Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital, Muroran, Hokkaido; Department of Surgery, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan.
Katsuhiko MurakawaDepartment of Surgery, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan.
Hiroyuki YamamotoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Saseem PoudelDepartment of Surgery, Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.
Shoki SatoDepartment of Surgery, Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.
Kohei KatoDepartment of Surgery, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan.
Naoto SenmaruDepartment of Surgery, Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.
Koichi OnoDepartment of Surgery, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan.
Muroran Institute of Technology · JPObihiro Kosei General Hospital · JPHokkaido University · JP

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Abstract

The ProGrip™ laparoscopic self-fixating mesh provides advantages such as low cost and reduced pain following tack-free fixation in laparoscopic hernia repair through a transabdominal preperitoneal approach. Obturator hernia repair needs adequate fixation around the hernial orifice without the use of tacking, and ProGrip™ mesh provides options for secure fixation. However, it is often difficult to adequately adjust the mesh placement to cover the obturator hernia orifice with a ProGrip™ mesh, due to adhesion of the grips to the surrounding tissues. We introduce our technique to avoid unintentional adhesion during ProGrip mesh repair and discuss its utility in the treatment of obturator hernias. We repaired seven obturator hernia lesions in five patients using this technique without any complications. The biggest advantage of our technique is that the position of the mesh can be adjusted after it is expanded, unless the sheet is completely removed, allowing the surgeons to fix the mesh without any unintended adhesion to surrounding tissue.

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Obturator herniaProGrip™ laparoscopic self-fixating meshtransabdominal preperitoneal approach

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PMID33353897
PMCPMC7945631
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