Our experience in using self-gripping mesh during Liechtenstein repair. Randomized control trail

Author(s): Mekhaeel Mekhaeel Shehata Fakhry, Salem Sameh Mohamed Ahmed, Protasov Andrey Vitalevitch

Inguinal hernioplasty is among the most operated surgical procedures globally, where Lichtenstein anterior hernioplasty is considered the gold standard repair. Modifications aiming at improving the outcomes of Lichtenstein regarding-operative time and post-operative pain include using Self-gripping meshes (SGM). In this article, 50 patients diagnosed by inguinal hernia dividing them into 2 equal groups (no=25) both operated using Liechtenstein; Group (A) patients operated using Adhesix™ SGM and group (B)-patients operated using ProGrip™ SGM. Our aim is to assess the results of using two different types of SGM during Liechtenstein. We used Mann–Whitney U test-OR for statistical analysis. The findings revealed that upon using Adhesix™ SGM; both operative time and post-operative pain which was decreased gradually upon using Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), were significantly reduced incomparison to using ProGrip™ SGM. No significant differences regarding average time of hospital stays and the incidence of complications during the Short-term follow-ups among both groups with no recurrences neither.