%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of Pain and Quality of Life in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair Using a New Monofilament PTFE Mesh: Comparison of Suture vs. Fibrin-Sealant Mesh Fixation
%A Ren¨¦ H. Fortelny
%A Alexander H. Petter-Puchner
%A Heinz Redl
%A Wolfgang Pospischil
%J Frontiers in Surgery
%D 2014
%I Frontiers Media
%R 10.3389/fsurg.2014.00045
%X Background: Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations in general surgery. The Lichtenstein tension-free operation has become the gold standard in open inguinal hernia repair. Despite the low recurrence rates, pain and discomfort remain a problem for a large number of patients. The aim of this study was to compare suture fixation vs. fibrin sealing by using a new monofilament PTFE mesh, i.e., the Infinit£¿ mesh by W. L. Gore & Associates.
%K monofilament PTFE
%K Lichtenstein hernia repair
%K fibrin glue
%K postoperative pain
%K quality of life
%U http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2014.00045/abstract