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Prostheses in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

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The prostheses used in inguinal hernia repair have ranged from preformed polypropylene to the current three-dimensional meshes consisting of little material and large pores. Today, mesh pores and material content (polypropylene, polyester mostly) are very important when considering the lifestyles of the patient. Correctly choosing the mesh according to the characteristics of the patient and the hernia is essential.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Infanta Elena, Carretera Sevilla-Huelva S/N, Huelva, 21080, Spain

    Antonio Tejada Gómez MD

  2. Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Hospital Quiron Sagrado Corazon, C/Rafael Salgado 3, Sevilla, 41013, Spain

    Araceli Bellido Luque MD, PhD

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    Juan Manuel Suárez Grau

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    Juan Antonio Bellido Luque

Appendix 7.1 Biomaterials Abbreviations

Appendix 7.1 Biomaterials Abbreviations

PET:

Polyester (polyethylene terephthalate)

PEU:

Polyether urethane

PG 910:

Polyglactin 910

PGACL:

Polyglycolic acid-caprolactone

PGCA:

Polyglecaprone acid

PLA:

Polylactic acid

PGA:

Polyglycolic acid

PP:

Polypropylene

cPP:

Condensed polypropylene

PTFE:

Polytetrafluoroethylene

ePTPE:

Condensed polytetrafluoroethylene

ePTFE:

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene

PVD17:

Polyvinylidene fluoride

prp:

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

PU:

Polyurethane

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Gómez, A.T., Luque, A.B. (2014). Prostheses in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. In: Suárez Grau, J., Bellido Luque, J. (eds) Advances in Laparoscopy of the Abdominal Wall Hernia. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4700-8_7

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