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Improved immediate postoperative pain following laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy using self-adhering mesh. Surg Endosc 2018 Mar;32(3):1160-1164

Date

08/26/2017

Pubmed ID

28840323

DOI

10.1007/s00464-017-5787-3

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85028310962 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   3 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Several synthetic meshes are available to reinforce the inguinal region following laparoscopic hernia reduction. We sought to compare postoperative pain of patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy using self-adhering polyester mesh to those who had non-adhering, synthetic mesh implanted using absorbable tacks.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a retrospective review of patients who underwent primary laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy at the Medical College of Wisconsin between October 2012 and July 2014. Clinical information and perioperative pain scores using the visual analog scale (VAS) were obtained to evaluate immediate pre and postoperative pain.

RESULTS: A total of 98 patients (88 male) underwent laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy during the study interval. Forty-two patients received self-adhering mesh and 56 patients received mesh secured with tacks. Patient demographics and comorbidities did not differ significantly between the two groups. There was no difference in preoperative VAS scores between groups. The self-adhering mesh patients had a lower mean VAS change score (less pain). Postoperative complications did not differ between groups apart from a higher observed incidence of seroma in the self-adhering mesh group (p = 0.04). No hernias recurred in either group during the study interval.

CONCLUSIONS: Self-adhering mesh in laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy resulted in less immediate postoperative pain than tacked mesh as demonstrated by VAS score. Postoperative complications were similar between the two groups. The results of this study demonstrate that laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy using self-adhering mesh is comparable to tacked mesh in regards to short-term complication rates, but show a favorable advantage in regards to immediate postoperative pain.

Author List

Davila DG, Helm MC, Pourladian IS, Frelich MJ, Kastenmeier AS, Gould JC, Goldblatt MI

Authors

Matthew I. Goldblatt MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Jon Gould MD Chief, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Andrew Sean Kastenmeier MD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Aged
Female
Hernia, Inguinal
Herniorrhaphy
Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Middle Aged
Pain, Postoperative
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Mesh
Treatment Outcome