PURPOSE The aim of this study is to evaluate pain and further disabling complications in patients undergoing Lichtenstein technique for primary inguinal hernia repair by fixing the mesh with fibrin sealant versus sutures. METHODS This study was carried out on 116 patients between January 2009 and July 2009. All patients were male, between the ages of 20 and 75 years. Lichtenstein, using a pol...

We report a case of urachus carcinoma in which the resulting abdominal wall defect was reconstructed during surgery with an artificial polypropylene mesh. The use of the mesh made it easier to resect the tumor more radically, even in an advanced case. Hiroji Uemura, MD, Department of Urology, Yokohama City University Hospital, 3-46 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232 (Japan) Introduction Carci...