A randomized, multicenter trial failed to show that new fixation techniques of self-gripping mesh and tissue glue cause less chronic pain after Lichtenstein hernia repair than traditional suture fixation.
“The choice of mesh fixation between glue fixation, self-gripping mesh or suture fixation seems to have a minor impact on the one-year outcome if the operative technique is good,” Hannu Paajanen, MD, PhD, professor of surgery at Kuopio University