THE NEW SELF-GRIPPING MESH AND IT’S BENEFITS IN INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR – REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Accepted
28 March 2026
Available Online
15 March 2018
Abstract
THERE IS A CONTINUOUS DEBATE ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF MESHES ARE MORE SUITABLE TO BE USED IN INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR. RECENTLY WAS INTRODUCED INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE A SELF - GRIPPING MESH WHO DOESN'T NEED ADDITIONAL FIXATION. THE AIM OF THIS REVIEW IS TO EVALUATE THE FEATURES OF THIS SELF -GRIPPING MESH IN TERMS OF RECURRENCE RATE, DECREASED POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. RANDOMIZED TRIALS, PROSPECTIVE AND RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES, REVIEWS AND GUIDELINES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 2006 AND 2017 WERE ANALYZED IN TERMS OF RECURRENCE RATE, DECREASED POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. THE USE OF SELF-GRIPPING MESH IN INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR, BOTH OPEN AND LAPAROSCOPIC TEHNIQUE, IS RAPID, SAFE, SIMPLE AND COST - EFFECTIVE, PROVIDING LOW OR NO RECURRENCE, LOW CHRONIC PAIN AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE8.
Keywords
SELF-GRIPPING MESH
INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR
RECURRENCE RATE
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