Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. A new mesh fixation method without stapling
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Application of a New Mesh Fixation Method in Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
Published on: December 23, 2022
M Kobayashi1, K Ichikawa, K Okamoto
1Department of Tumor Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho, Nankoku, 783-8505, Japan.
Background:
Recent advances in laparoscopic surgery have made various abdominal surgeries possible. To avoid wound infection, mesh repair of abdominal incisional hernias is performed laparoscopically. Here we present a new procedure to fix mesh to the abdominal wall.
Surgical Technique:
Four anchoring sutures are made using a suture-grasping device; the additional transabdominal sutures are then made with a modified double-needle device. Additional circumferential fixation with tacks is not necessary.
Conclusions:
This new mesh fixation method involves simple suturing techniques and is less time consuming than the conventional procedure.
