Open AccessThe Impact of Double Fixation with Titanium Tack and N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate Glue (NBCG) Mesh Fixation versus NBCG Fixation Only in Totally Extra-Peritoneal Hernioplasty with 3-Dimensional Configured Polyester Mesh: A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
Kejin Chen,
Jianwen Liu,
Xuefei Yang,
Joe King Man Fan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
daehan nae'si'gyeong bog'gang'gyeong oe'gwa haghoeji/journal of minimally invasive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2234-5248
pISSN - 1738-7884
DOI - 10.7602/jmis.2018.21.3.106
Subject(s) - glue , fixation (population genetics) , cyanoacrylate , titanium , surgery , materials science , medicine , composite material , adhesive , population , environmental health , layer (electronics) , metallurgy
Methods: This is a retrospectively study of patients diagnosed with unilateral inguinal hernia and underwent TEP with 3-dimensional configured polyester mesh fixation using titanium tacks combine NBCG or NBCG only at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital with data prospectively collected. Operative details and outcomes were compared including: operating time, size of defect, total hospital cost, post-operative pain scores and recurrence.
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