[Mesh fixation with sutures versus fibrin sealant in hernioplasty with re-absorbable prosthesis (polyglycolic acid and trimethylene carbonate). Experimental study in animals].

Introduction: Current studies have shown the validity of the atraumatic fixation with fibrin glue (Tissucol) compared to conventional sutures in polypropylene mesh fixation. We propose to study the behaviour of absorbable mesh.

Material And Methods: We used 20 Wistar white rats.

Role of fibrin glue in the prevention of peritoneal adhesions in ventral hernia repair.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of fibrin glue on the prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesion to prosthetic materials used in ventral hernia repair.

Methods: Ten pigs were included in this study. The abdomens of the animals were opened by means of a median subumbilical laparotomy to place four prostheses that were cut into square pieces of 4 x 4 cm.

[Prevention of peritoneal adhesions to intraperitoneal prostheses. An experimental study in pigs].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of fibrin glue and hyaluronidase gel on the prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesions to intraperitoneal prostheses.

Material And Method: Twenty pigs, divided in two groups, were included. In all animals, four implants (4 x 4 cm) were placed: two polypropylene mesh implants were placed in an upper location and two polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) implants (Dualmesh Plus Corduroy) were placed in a lower position.

[Analysis of the Spanish National Registry of Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery].

Introduction: The reported experience with laparoscopic pancreatic surgery remains limited to case reports or small series of patients. A recent European multicenter study has allowed the limits and results of this technique to be known. This article presents an analysis of the results of the Spanish National Registry of Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery.

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair without sutures--double crown technique: our experience after 140 cases with a mean follow-up of 40 months.

It has been reported that avoidance of recurrences after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) depends on using sutures to secure the mesh. We developed a successful sutureless LVHR. The "Double Crown" LVHR using ePTFE mesh (overlap, 23 cm) was done in 140 cases.