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Groin hernia repair: open techniques.

Parviz K Amid1

  • 1Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA, Medical Center, 1000 West Carson St., Torrance, California 90509, USA. pamid@onemain.com

World Journal of Surgery
|June 29, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Tension-free mesh inguinal hernia repair is superior to traditional tissue repair. Mesh placement in front of the transversalis fascia is safer and easier than posterior preperitoneal placement, with no added benefit.

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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Innovation
  • Hernia Repair Techniques
  • Biomaterials in Surgery

Background:

  • Over 70 pure tissue repair methods for inguinal hernias exist since the Bassini method (1887).
  • High recurrence rates and prolonged recovery from tissue repair led to tension-free mesh hernioplasty.
  • Current repair categories include open and laparoscopic approaches, with open repairs using either tissue or mesh.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the efficacy and safety of tension-free mesh inguinal hernia repair versus traditional tissue approximation.
  • To evaluate the optimal mesh placement strategy in open inguinal hernia repair: anterior versus posterior to the transversalis fascia.

Main Methods:

  • Review of surgical literature detailing various inguinal hernia repair techniques.
  • Analysis of comparative randomized trials evaluating mesh repair versus tissue repair.
  • Examination of studies comparing anterior (e.g., Lichtenstein) versus posterior (e.g., Nyhus, Stoppa) mesh placement in open repairs.

Main Results:

  • Numerous randomized trials demonstrate the superiority of tension-free mesh repair over pure tissue approximation.
  • Posterior preperitoneal mesh placement requires extensive dissection, risks pelvic structure injury and hematoma.
  • Prospective studies show no advantage of posterior over anterior mesh placement, with increased procedural difficulty.

Conclusions:

  • Level A evidence confirms mesh repair is superior to pure tissue approximation for inguinal hernias.
  • Mesh implantation anterior to the transversalis fascia is superior, safer, and easier than posterior preperitoneal placement.
  • Posterior mesh placement complicates future pelvic surgeries and offers no additional benefit over anterior placement.

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