title: Dexon versus conventional sutures in hernia repair.
abstract: An unselected study of 87 inguinal herniorrhapies was carried out over a 2-year period using polyglycolic acid (Dexon) sutures in 46 procedures and conventional sutures in the remaining 41. Tissue reaction was the same with both types of suture; however, the incidence of recurrence was lower with the use of conventional sutures. This study has not confirmed the superiority of Dexon sutures reported in other studies.
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D013537:Sutures; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D011100:Polyglycolic Acid