The British-flag technique of mesh insertion in transabdominal preperitonial laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.
Imaging of early postoperative complications after mesh repair has shown "foldings" of the prosthetic mesh, leading to displacement and associated hernia recurrence. A rectangular two-dimensional mesh introduced into the abdomen and fitted into a concave three-dimensional cavity does not lie evenly and is susceptible to crumpling. Hence, we propose to introduce a geometrically corrected mesh design that would allow easier placement and compliment the anatomic shape of the abdominal cavity.
Department of General Surgery, Stepping Hill Hospital, Manchester, UK. drrohithg@yahoo.com
Rohith
R
Govindraj
Bart J
BJ
Decadt
Katharine
K
Thomson
D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013526:Surgical Mesh