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Woo KP, Ellis RC, Maskal SM, Remulla D, Shukla P, Rosen AJ, Wetzka I, Osei-Koomson W, Phillips S, Miller BT, Beffa LR, Petro CC, Krpata DM, Prabhu AS, Menzo EL, Rosen MJ. The association of permanent versus absorbable fixation on developing chronic post-herniorrhaphy groin pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Surg Endosc 2024; 38:3433-3440. [PMID: 38710888 PMCID: PMC11133107 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-024-10866-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Fixation of mesh during minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair is thought to contribute to chronic post-herniorrhaphy groin pain (CGP). In contrast to permanent tacks, absorbable tacks are hypothesized to minimize the likelihood of CGP. This study aimed to compare the rates of CGP after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair between absorbable versus permanent fixation at maximum follow-up. METHODS This is a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial in patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (NCT03835351). All patients were contacted at maximum follow-up after surgery to administer EuraHS quality of life (QoL) surveys. The pain and restriction of activity subdomains of the survey were utilized. The primary outcome was rate of CGP, as defined by a EuraHS QoL pain domain score ≥ 4 measured at ≥ 1 year postoperatively. The secondary outcomes were pain and restriction of activity domain scores and hernia recurrence at maximum follow-up. RESULTS A total of 338 patients were contacted at a mean follow-up of 28 ± 11 months. 181 patients received permanent tacks and 157 patients received absorbable tacks during their repair. At maximum follow-up, the rates of CGP (27 [15%] vs 28 [18%], P = 0.47), average pain scores (1.78 ± 4.38 vs 2.32 ± 5.40, P = 0.22), restriction of activity scores (1.39 ± 4.32 vs 2.48 ± 7.45, P = 0.18), and the number of patients who reported an inguinal bulge (18 [9.9%] vs 15 [9.5%], P = 0.9) were similar between patients with permanent versus absorbable tacks. On multivariable analysis, there was no significant difference in the odds of CGP between the two groups (OR 1.23, 95% CI [0.60, 2.50]). CONCLUSION Mesh fixation with permanent tacks does not appear to increase the risk of CGP after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair when compared to fixation with absorbable tacks. Prospective trials are needed to further evaluate this relationship.
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- Kimberly P Woo
- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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Habib Bedwani NAR, Kelada M, Smart N, Szydlo R, Patten DK, Bhargava A. Glue versus mechanical mesh fixation in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials. Br J Surg 2021; 108:14-23. [PMID: 33640918 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The optimal choice for mesh fixation in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) has not been well established. This review compared the effects of glue versus mechanical mesh fixation in LIHR on incidence of chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP) and other secondary outcomes, including acute pain, seroma, haematoma, hernia recurrence and other postoperative complications. METHODS A systematic review of English/non-English studies using MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, OpenGrey, OpenThesis and Web of Science, and searching bibliographies of included studies was completed. Search terms included laparoscopic, hernia, fibrin glue, Tisseel, Tissucol, cyanoacrylate, Glubran and Liquiband. Only RCTs comparing mechanical with glue-based fixation in adult patients (aged over 18 years) that examined CPIP were included. Two authors independently completed risk-of-bias assessment and data extraction against predefined data fields. All pooled analyses were computed using a random-effects model. RESULTS Fifteen RCTs met the inclusion criteria; 2777 hernias among 2109 patients were assessed. The incidence of CPIP was reduced with use of glue-based fixation (risk ratio (RR) 0.36, 95 per cent c.i. 0.19 to 0.69; P = 0.002), with moderate heterogeneity that disappeared with sensitivity analysis (8 d.f.) for patient-blinded studies (RR 0.43, 0.27 to 0.86). Trial sequential analysis provided evidence for a relative risk reduction of at least 25 per cent. The incidence of haeamtoma was reduced by using glue-based fixation (RR 0.29, 0.10 to 0.82; P = 0.02) with no significant effects on seroma formation or hernia recurrence (RR 1.07, 0.46 to 2.47; P = 0.88). CONCLUSION Glue-based mesh fixation appears to reduce the incidence of CPIP and haematoma after LIHR compared with mechanical fixation, with comparable recurrence rates.
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- N A R Habib Bedwani
- Department of General Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK.,Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.,Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Deparment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK.,Institute of Health Sciences Education, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
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Gallyamov EA, Agapov MA, Busyrev YB, Kakotkin VV, Kubyshkin VA, Donchenko KA, Gadlevskiy GS, Wu Z. [Outcomes of various techniques of mesh prosthesis fixation in laparoscopic hernia repair]. Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2021:34-41. [PMID: 33395510 DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia202101134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare early and long-term results of various mesh prosthesis fixation methods in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. MATERIAL AND METHODS It is a prospective clinical non-randomized trial. The study included 212 patients. Conventional stapler fixation (112 patients), self-gripping mesh implants (48 patients) and n-butyl cyanoacrylate adhesive fixation (52 patients) were compared. We estimated surgery time, pain syndrome severity in early and long-term postoperative period, postoperative morbidity and recurrence rate were evaluated. RESULTS Early postoperative morbidity, activation of patients and hospital-stay were similar in all groups. Pain syndrome within 6 postoperative hours in the first group exceeded the same parameter in the second group by 1.23 times (95% CI 1.15-1.31, p<0.05) and by 1.19 times in the third group (95% CI 1.12-1.26, p<0.05). Within 12 hours, pain syndrome in the first group was 1.27 times more severe compared to the third group (95% CI 1.20-1.34, p<0.05). Pain syndrome in long-term period was similar in all groups. In the first group, one recurrence was detected (0.9%). CONCLUSION There were no significant between-group differences. However, we found the correlation of postoperative pain syndrome with mesh implant fixation technique.
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- E A Gallyamov
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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Reliability and Educational Features of YouTube Videos About Hernia Operations Performed Using Laparoscopic TEP Method. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2021; 30:74-78. [PMID: 31855925 DOI: 10.1097/sle.0000000000000748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability, educational features, and popularity of YouTube videos on inguinal hernia operations using the laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) method on the basis of objective scoring criteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the first 50 videos on TEP. To assess the reliability and educational features of the videos, we used the DISCERN questionnaire score (DISCERN), Journal of the American Medical Association Benchmark criteria (JAMAS), and Global Quality Scores (GQS). We then used Video Power Index (VPI) to assess the videos' power on YouTube, and total extraperitoneal scoring (TEPS) to assess their conformity with the medical technique and also the accuracy, quantity, and quality of the information contained therein. RESULTS In the analysis of the source and contents of videos, the VPI, DISCERN, JAMAS, GQS, and TEPS values of all videos were found to be low. A positive correlation-at a level of 0.988-was found to exist between their number of views and VPI values (r: 0.988, P<0.001). Furthermore, we also observed a positive correlation-at a level of 0.811-between the video's likes and DISCERN scores (r: 0.811, P: 0.004). There was no other statistically significant relationship between other scores and the quantitative features of videos. A positive correlation-at a level of 0.709-was found between the videos' GQS and TEPS (r: 0.709, P: 0.022). No correlation was found among other scores. CONCLUSION Depending on the scoring criteria, the lower scores obtained by those videos show that they do not provide a sufficient level of reliability and quality information.
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Comparing 30-day outcomes between different mesh fixation techniques in minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair. Hernia 2020; 24:961-968. [PMID: 31960235 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-020-02123-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The association of postoperative patient-reported outcomes and type of mesh fixation during minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair has not been well characterized. We aimed to compare the 30-day quality of life outcomes between various mesh fixation techniques utilizing the AHSQC prospective registry. METHODS All minimally invasive inguinal hernias with completed 30-day follow-up were abstracted from the AHSQC, excluding patients with primary indication for surgery being chronic groin pain. Mesh fixation was categorized as (1) atraumatic fixation (AF) (2) traumatic non-suture (TNS), (3) traumatic suture (TS). Our outcomes of interest were pain at site at 30-day and EuraHS quality of life assessment. RESULTS After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 864 patients had surgical site pain and quality of life outcomes reported; 253 (AF), 451 (TNS), and 160 (TS). After adjusting for identified confounders, there was no statistically significant difference between any fixation method when evaluating pain as a binary variable (Yes/No). However, when looking at the EuraHS evaluation for pain and quality of life outcomes, AF was associated with better scores than both TNS and TS fixation in the cosmetic, restrictions, and overall EuraHS domains. AF was only better than TS fixation in the pain domain. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that AF had a significantly improved hernia-specific quality of life in all domains at 30-days postoperatively. We also identified that pain as a binary variable is inadequate for its states purpose. Thus, the overall well-being and morbidity should be taken into account when evaluating hernia patients postoperatively.
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