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ReviewHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2025

Mesh fixation in laparoscopic groin hernia repair: a comprehensive review of techniques and devices.

Patricia Rancke-Madsen, Stina Öberg, Jacob Rosenberg

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Review in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. No mesh fixation versus mesh fixation in laparoscopic groin hernia repair.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Patricia Rancke-MadsenCenter for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. patricia.ranckemadsen@gmail.com.ORCID 0009-0007-5634-0476
Stina ÖbergCenter for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5774-5677
Jacob RosenbergCenter for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0063-1086

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLaparoscopic groin hernia repair has increased in popularity in recent years. Many laparoscopic mesh fixation techniques and devices are available, but there is a lack of high-certainty evidence favoring one fixation technique over another. This narrative review aimed to provide a comprehensive summary detailing the available mesh fixation techniques and devices used in laparoscopic groin hernia repair.

methodsInformation about mesh fixation techniques and devices was searched in PubMed, groin hernia guidelines, and medical technology companies webpages.

resultsThis review outlines various mesh fixation techniques, materials, and their features in laparoscopic groin hernia repair. We have summarized and presented in detail the available information on both penetrating and non-penetrating mesh fixation techniques, including the option of not fixating the mesh. Penetrating mesh fixation includes tacks, staples, and sutures. Tacks vary in size, absorption time, and shape and can be further categorized into absorbable and permanent materials. Additionally, this review describes two types of permanent titanium staples and the use of permanent and absorbable sutures as mesh fixation. Non-penetrating mesh fixation includes self-fixating mesh and glue. The types of glue are cyanoacrylate glue and fibrin sealant. While fibrin sealant requires careful thawing from a frozen state before use, cyanoacrylate glue offers easier storage but poses a risk of exothermic reaction with the surrounding tissue. Self-fixating meshes have an adhesive side made of microgrips or adhesive material, and a permanent side.

conclusionThis review provided a comprehensive overview of the various mesh fixation techniques and devices in laparoscopic groin hernia repair.

Indexed as

Hernia, InguinalHerniorrhaphyLaparoscopySurgical MeshHumansSuturesTissue AdhesivesTissue AdhesivesGroin herniaLaparoscopic surgeryMesh fixationTAPPTEP

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PMID39969637

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