Abstract Purpose In 2009, the European Hernia Society published the EHS Guidelines for
the Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Adult Patients. The Guidelines contain recommendations …

Background. Fibrin sealant became the first modern era material approved as a hemostat in
the United States in 1998. It is the only agent presently approved as a hemostat, sealant …

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

Methods The coordinator of the consensus development conference (HJB) and two
members of the consensus panel (BvdH and MMP) selected a group of 14 surgeons …

Background Abdominal wall and inguinal hernia repair are the most frequently performed
surgical procedures in the United States and Europe. However, traditional methods of mesh …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to systematically analyze the randomized trials
comparing tacker mesh fixation with glue mesh fixation (GMF) in laparoscopic inguinal …

Whereas for TEP the guidelines do not recommend mesh fixation on the basis of meta-
analyses regardless of the defect size, for TAPP mesh fixation can be omitted only up to a …

Background The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive systematic review
comparing tissue glue (TG) against tacks/staples for mesh fixation in laparoscopic (totally …

Background Evidence for open groin hernia repair demonstrates less pain with bioglue
mesh fixation compared with invasive methods. This study aimed to assess the short-and …

Introduction Repair of inguinal hernia is one of the most common elective operations
performed in general surgery practice. Mesh hernia repair became the gold standard …