title: Short-term results of open inguinal hernia repair with self-gripping Parietex ProGrip mesh in China: A retrospective study of 90 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated short-term outcomes of Lichtenstein hernia repair using self-gripping Parietex ProGrip mesh in Chinese patients with inguinal hernias.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of patients undergoing Lichtenstein hernia repair using the Parietex ProGrip mesh at a single hospital in China between July 2012 and June 2013. All patients completed the EuroQol-five dimensions (EuroQoL-5D) and short form-36 questionnaires and were followed up at 1 day, 7 days, 1 month. and 6 months, postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety cases (66 males, 24 females) were studied. Mean ± standard deviation (SD) patient age was 48.7 ± 16.8 (range, 21-87) years. Most hernias were Gilbert's type II (23%) or III (31%). During 6 months of follow-up, none of the patients had recurrent hernia or systemic postoperative complications. The mean ± SD pain visual analog scale score decreased from 32 ± 10.6 at postoperative Day 1 to 0.67 ± 2.5 at 6 months. From postoperative Day 1 to 6 months, there were marked improvements in health and health-related quality of life; mean ± SD visual analog scale EuroQoL score increased from 55.3 ± 8 to 95.2 ± 3 and mean ± SD HR EuroQoL score from 0.31 ± 0.07 to 0.95 ± 0.02. At 6 months, mean scores in all eight dimensions of the short form-36 questionnaires had increased from baseline.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of self-fixating Parietex ProGrip mesh in open inguinal hernia repair is simple, rapid, effective, and safe, and is associated with low postoperative pain and improved quality life among patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery, Union Medicine Center in Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Yinlong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery, Union Medicine Center in Tianjin, China. Electronic address: zhxin@126.com.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China; D003094:Collagen; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011091:Polyesters; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters; C588279:parietex; D003094:Collagen
keywords: Parietex ProGrip; inguinal hernia; mesh repair; open repair; pain; quality of life