TiMESH – Clinical Studies
Peer Reviewed Recommendations‡
Prospective Clinical Research by Procedure Type
Lichenstein
Titanized polypropylene meshes can be used in inguinal hernia repair in Lichtenstein technique instead of heavy-weight pure polypropylene meshes
TAPP
In the TAPP technique for inguinal hernia repair, the ultra-light titanized polypropylene mesh can be preferred to heavy-weight meshes in defect sizes ≤ 3 cm
Titanized polypropylene meshes can be used for laparoscopic (TAPP) repair for unilateral and bilateral inguinal hernias
TEP
Titanized polypropylene meshes can be used for endoscopic (TEP) repair for unilateral and bilateral inguinal hernias
IPOM
Titanized polypropylene meshes can be used for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in IPOM technique
Randomized, Controlled in-Human Clinical Trial Outcomes
RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF GROIN HERNIA REPAIR WITH TITANIUM-COATED LIGHTWEIGHT MESH COMPARED WITH STANDARD POLYPROPYLENE MESH
(PATIENTS: 330) LEVEL 1B
▸ KOCH ET AL. BRITISH J SURG. 2008 (95): P. 1226-1231.
CHRONIC PAIN AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC TRANSABDOMINAL PREPERITONEAL HERNIA REPAIR: A RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF LIGHT AND EXTRALIGHT TITANIZED POLYPROPYLENE MESH
(PATIENTS: 388) LEVEL 1B
▸ SCHOPF ET AL., WORLD J SURG. 2010. DOI 10.1007/S00268-010-0850-4
EARLY POSTOPERATIVE AND ONE YEAR RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING THE IMPACT OF EXTRALIGHT TITANIZED POLYPROPYLENE MESH AND TRADITIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT POLYPROPYLENE MESH ON PAIN AND SEROMA PRODUCTION IN LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR (TAPP)
(PATIENTS:300) LEVEL 1B
▸ BITTNER ET AL., WORD J SURG., 2011. DOI 10.1007/S00268-011-1148-X
LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR IN MEN WITH LIGHTWEIGHT MESHES MAY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIR SPERM MOTILITY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
(PATIENTS:300) LEVEL 1B
▸ PEETERS ET AL., ANN SURG 252(2): P. 240-246
THE IMPACT OF ATRAUMATIC FIBRIN SEALANT VS. STAPLE MESH FIXATION IN TAPP HERNIA REPAIR ON CHRONIC PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE: RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY
(PATIENTS: 54) LEVEL 1B
▸ FORTELNY ET AL., SURG ENDOSC., 2012. (26): P 249-254
SPERM MOTILITY AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH LIGHTWEIGHT MESHES: 3-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL.
(PATIENTS: 59) LEVEL 1B
▸ PEETERS ET AL., 2012. DOI 10.1007/S10029-012-1028-9
RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL OF LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR COMPARING TITANIUM-COATED LIGHTWEIGHT MESH AND MEDIUM-WEIGHT COMPOSITE MESH
(PATIENTS: 51) LEVEL 1B
▸ MORENO-EGEA ET AL., SURG ENDOSC., 2013. 27 (1): P. 231-239.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE SUTURES IN OPEN (LICHTENSTEIN TECHNIQUE) AND LAPAROSCOPIC (TOTALLY EXTRAPERITONEAL ENDOSCOPIC) INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR? A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL WITH TISSUE ADHESIVE (N-HEXYL-α-CYANOACRYLATE)
(PATIENTS: 208) LEVEL 1B
▸ MORENO-EGEA, SURG INNOV., 2014. 21(6): P. 590-599.
TITANIUM-COATED MESH VERSUS STANDARD POLYPROPYLENE MESH IN LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR: A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL
(PATIENTS: 50) LEVEL 1B
▸ YANG ET AL., HERNIA, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/S10029-018-1823-Z.
‡Kockerling F. Schug-Pass C (2014) What do we know about tetanized polypylene meshes. Hernia 18:445-457