"Tension-free" inguinal herniorrhaphy: a preliminary report on the "mesh plug" technique.

Abstract

Compared with conventional sutured surgical techniques, a plug repair uses less overall dissection and ensures a "tension-free" hernioplasty. We believe that the two factors of no tissue tension and decreased dissection are the most important reasons for greater patient comfort, rapid rehabilitation, decreased recurrence, and lessened overall complication rates with the mesh hernia plug technique.