Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgeries performed worldwide. With the
success of modern hernia repair techniques, recurrence rates have significantly declined …

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

During operations, surgical mesh is commonly fixed on tissues through fasteners such as
sutures and staples. Attributes of surgical mesh include biocompatibility, flexibility, strength …

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 Cyanoacrylate (CA)-based tissue adhesives, although not widely used, are a
feasible option to fix a mesh during abdominal hernia repair, due to its fast action and great …

Purpose Inguinal hernia repair using surgical mesh is a very common surgical operation.
Currently, there is no consensus on the best technique for mesh fixation. We conducted an …

Objective: Three different mesh fixation techniques were compared to find out how to
perform a safe and cost-effective open inguinal hernioplasty in day-case setting with the best …

Following the widespread use of mesh repairs, recurrence rates after inguinal hernia
surgery have become acceptable and focus has shifted from recurrence to chronic pain …

Despite all the progress made in inguinal hernia surgery driven by the development of
meshes and laparoendoscopic operative techniques, the proportion of recurrent inguinal …

ADVANCES IN SURGERY tension-free repairs has resulted in a decrease of hernia
recurrence rates to between 1% and 5%[5]. Chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP) is …