RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A new fixation-free 3D multilamellar preperitoneal implant for open inguinal hernia repair
JF Canadian Journal of Surgery
JO CAN J SURG
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 66
OP 68
DO 10.1503/cjs.001416
VO 60
IS 1
A1 Antonio Brescia
A1 Federico Tomassini
A1 Giammauro Berardi
A1 Massimo Pezzatini
A1 Umile Michele Cosenza
A1 Davide Castiglia
A1 Anna Dall’Oglio
A1 Adelona Salaj
A1 Marcello Gasparrini
YR 2017
UL http://canjsurg.ca/content/60/1/66.abstract
AB Between September 2014 and December 2015, 32 patients with inguinal hernia were treated using a new 3D mesh in our department. This mesh is characterized by a multilamellar flower-shaped central core with a flat, large-pore polypropylene ovoid disk that has to be implanted preperitoneally. Compared with the traditional Lichtenstein procedure, we observed a shorter mean duration of surgery and a significantly lower mean visual analogue scale (VAS) postoperative pain score recorded immediately after the procedure in the 3D mesh group. The mean VAS score recoded after 4 and 8 postoperative days showed better results in the 3D mesh group than the control group. Moreover, there was reduced postoperative morbidity in the 3D mesh group than the control group, even if no patients experienced severe complications.