Closure of the Peritoneum in Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair (TAPP) With Cyanoacrylate Glue in a Microdroplet Device: A Single Surgeon Prospective Comparison vs. Barbed Suture
Juan Manuel Suárez-Grau,
Laura Navarro-Morales,
Luis Tallon-Aguilar
et al.
Abstract:PurposeTo describe and compare a peritoneal closure technique using cyanoacrylate glue (Glubran 2®, GEM, Cardiolink SL) with a microdroplet device (Glutack®, GEM, Cardiolink SL) in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP) of inguinal hernia with the routinely used barbed suture peritoneal closure (V-Lock 3.0, Covidien France).Materials and methodsFrom January to August 2022, 60 patients undergoing TAPP repair for uni- or bilateral inguinal hernia were randomized into one of two groups. One using… Show more
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