Less pain intensity after lichtenstein-repair by using BioGlue™ for mesh fixation.
Surg Technol Int
; 18: 125-8, 2009 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19579199
ABSTRACT
A pre-trial was conducted to investigate the reliability of using the surgical adhesive, BioGlue™ (CryoLife®, Inc., Kennesaw, Georgia, USA) for mesh fixation in Lichtenstein repair of inguinal hernia. From February to August 2008, 60 patients with unilateral inguinal hernia underwent a Lichtenstein repair. In 30 of the patients, BioGlue™ was used for mesh fixation and in the other 30 cases a conventional suture was used. The patients were sorted into two groups (BioGlue™-group and suture-group). No differences were noted in demographic characteristics. The main criteria for dropout were incarceration, relapse, operation, and/or scrotal hernia. Twenty-four hours postoperative, pain intensity was measured with a numeric analogous scale (NAS) that reached from 0 (no pain) to 10 (heavy pain). The pain intensity in the BioGlue™-group was 2.4 points and 4.3 points in the suture-group. The cut-suture time was 30 minutes in the BioGlue™-group and 56 minutes in the suture-group. In the first nine months, no relapses, no mesh infections, nor serom-formations were reported; however, one superficial wound infection did occur in the BioGlue™-group. Lichtenstein-repair using BioGlue™ for mesh-fixation is a safe, new method without early recurrences and less pain-intensity in relation to suture-supported Lichtenstein repair.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Pós-Operatória
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Telas Cirúrgicas
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Proteínas
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Herniorrafia
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Hérnia Inguinal
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article