The association of permanent versus absorbable fixation on developing chronic post-herniorrhaphy groin pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

Fixation Groin pain Inguinal hernia Tack

Journal

Surgical endoscopy
ISSN: 1432-2218
Titre abrégé: Surg Endosc
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8806653

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 May 2024
Historique:
received: 19 01 2024
accepted: 14 04 2024
medline: 7 5 2024
pubmed: 7 5 2024
entrez: 6 5 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Fixation of mesh during minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair is thought to contribute to chronic post-herniorrhaphy groin pain (CGP). In contrast to permanent tacks, absorbable tacks are hypothesized to minimize the likelihood of CGP. This study aimed to compare the rates of CGP after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair between absorbable versus permanent fixation at maximum follow-up. This is a post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial in patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (NCT03835351). All patients were contacted at maximum follow-up after surgery to administer EuraHS quality of life (QoL) surveys. The pain and restriction of activity subdomains of the survey were utilized. The primary outcome was rate of CGP, as defined by a EuraHS QoL pain domain score ≥ 4 measured at ≥ 1 year postoperatively. The secondary outcomes were pain and restriction of activity domain scores and hernia recurrence at maximum follow-up. A total of 338 patients were contacted at a mean follow-up of 28 ± 11 months. 181 patients received permanent tacks and 157 patients received absorbable tacks during their repair. At maximum follow-up, the rates of CGP (27 [15%] vs 28 [18%], P = 0.47), average pain scores (1.78 ± 4.38 vs 2.32 ± 5.40, P = 0.22), restriction of activity scores (1.39 ± 4.32 vs 2.48 ± 7.45, P = 0.18), and the number of patients who reported an inguinal bulge (18 [9.9%] vs 15 [9.5%], P = 0.9) were similar between patients with permanent versus absorbable tacks. On multivariable analysis, there was no significant difference in the odds of CGP between the two groups (OR 1.23, 95% CI [0.60, 2.50]). Mesh fixation with permanent tacks does not appear to increase the risk of CGP after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair when compared to fixation with absorbable tacks. Prospective trials are needed to further evaluate this relationship.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38710888
doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10866-z
pii: 10.1007/s00464-024-10866-z
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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Kimberly P Woo (KP)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. Wook2@ccf.org.

Ryan C Ellis (RC)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Sara M Maskal (SM)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Daphne Remulla (D)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Priya Shukla (P)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Alexandra J Rosen (AJ)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Isabella Wetzka (I)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Wilhemina Osei-Koomson (W)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Sharon Phillips (S)

Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

Benjamin T Miller (BT)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Lucas R Beffa (LR)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Clayton C Petro (CC)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

David M Krpata (DM)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Ajita S Prabhu (AS)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Emanuele Lo Menzo (EL)

Department of General Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Hospital, Weston, FL, USA.

Michael J Rosen (MJ)

Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

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