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New Four-fold Technique to Spread the Self-Gripping Mesh in Open Inguinal Hernia Surgery

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Self-gripping mesh can be difficult to handle during spread to the inguinal floor because it can stick or adhere to the undesired structures because of micro-grips available on its underneath surface. This article aims to describe a new technique; we named it a four-fold technique to spread the self-gripping mesh to avoid this problem. The present study was a prospective comparative study between self-gripping mesh (polyester mesh with polylactic acid grips) and sutured mesh (polypropylene) in open inguinal hernioplasty under spinal anesthesia. This study was conducted from 1 November 2018 to 31 March 2020 in ABVIMS & Dr. R.M.L. Hospital, New Delhi. The potential candidates for the study were patients of 18 years age and above, presenting with a unilateral uncomplicated inguinal hernia that underwent open inguinal hernioplasty under spinal anesthesia. Sixty patients were alternatively allotted to group A (30 patients) and group B (30 patients) for comparison between self-gripping and sutured mesh. We used a 14 × 9-cm-size self-gripping mesh, which has semi-resorbable surface on one side and resorbable micro-grips on the other side to provide immediate fixation. Mesh was folded four times in a specific sequence before placing it, thus hiding the majority of the absorbable micro-grips. In this way, only the lower medial half of the mesh has the micro-grips exposed, and the mesh can now be fixed to the inguinal ligament without fixation to unintended tissues and structures underneath. Once the mesh is placed over the pubic tubercle and medial part of the inguinal ligament, it can be unfolded in the reverse order. The four-fold technique is an excellent method to spread the self-gripping mesh in inguinal hernia surgery to avoid sticking with undesired tissues.

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    Arun Kumar Gupta, Aman Raj, Devadatta Poddar, Lalit Kumar Bansal, Peeyush Kumar & Poras Chaudhary

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Gupta, A.K., Raj, A., Poddar, D. et al. New Four-fold Technique to Spread the Self-Gripping Mesh in Open Inguinal Hernia Surgery. Indian J Surg (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-021-02718-0

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