Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

Background Medical devices made of polydioxanone (a synthetic biodegradable polymer)
have been available since the early 1980s. However, no review regarding their performance …

Background Chronic pain following mesh‐based inguinal hernia repair is frequently
reported, and has a significant impact on quality of life. Whether mesh fixation with glue can …

Background Chronic pain remains a frequent complication after Lichtenstein inguinal hernia
repair. As a consequence, mesh fixation using glue instead of sutures has become popular …

Background Postoperative pain is an important adverse event following inguinal hernia
repair. The aim of this trial was to compare postoperative pain within the first 3 months and 1 …

Background Glue fixation of mesh has been explored for some time as a strategy for
reducing postoperative chronic groin pain. Previous studies have come to different …

Purpose The technique for fixation of mesh has been attributed to adverse patient and
surgical outcomes. Although this has been the subject of vigorous debate in laparoscopic …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically analyse the trials comparing suture mesh fixation (SMF)
versus glue mesh fixation (GMF) in open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR). METHODS: Trials …

Background Chronic groin pain after mesh repair of inguinal hernia has been attributed to
the presence of sutures. Methods This randomized clinical trial compared inguinal hernia …

Background: Chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP) is the most common long-term
complication of inguinal hernia repair. As such procedures are routinely performed, CPIP …