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Laparoscopic modified percutaneous internal ring suturing - a mesh-free alternative for indirect inguinal hernia repair in adults. a pilot prospective cohort study

Video Published 2026-05-01 Updated 2026-08-01

Timestops (3)

0:00
High ligation hernia repair, that's for kids.
High ligation hernia repair, that's for kids. Or is it? I'm Jill Knereth with Staker and MD, and this is an article you …
0:22
So did it work?
So did it work? There were 20 patients. The majority were male. No one had hernia recurrence on follow-up, with a median…
0:35
This is a small single-center study
This is a small single-center study, but it does show success with this technique in adults. Would you offer this to you…

Topic Overview

A prospective cohort study evaluated laparoscopic modified percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) for indirect inguinal hernia repair in adults, traditionally a pediatric technique. Twenty patients, predominantly male, underwent mesh-free repair with zero recurrences at median 79-month follow-up. Patients reported decreased pain and improved activity postoperatively, suggesting this mesh-free approach may be viable in select adult populations, though the single-center design limits generalizability.

Key Takeaways

  • Modified PIRS achieved zero recurrences in 20 adults at 79-month median follow-up, suggesting mesh-free repair viability. (0:12)
  • Patients reported decreased pain and improved activity after laparoscopic PIRS, indicating favorable functional outcomes. (0:31)
  • This pediatric technique adapted for adults warrants larger multicenter validation given single-center design limitations. (0:00)

Inside this episode

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Who's speaking

  • Jill Knereth — host

Chapters

  • 0:00Modified PIRS for Adult Inguinal Hernia: Study Overview — Introduction to a prospective study examining laparoscopic modified percutaneous internal ring suturing for indirect inguinal hernias in adults, with outcomes from 20 patients over median 79-month follow-up.

Key claims

  • 0:00High ligation hernia repair is traditionally a pediatric technique — Jill Knereth
  • 0:08The study was published in the International Journal of Surgery — Jill Knereth
  • 0:12The study used modified percutaneous internal ring suturing technique for laparoscopic non-mesh repair of indirect inguinal hernias in adults — Jill Knereth
  • 0:23The study included 20 patients — Jill Knereth
  • 0:25The majority of patients were male — Jill Knereth
  • 0:26No patients had hernia recurrence on follow-up — Jill Knereth
  • 0:26Median follow-up duration was 79 months — Jill Knereth
  • 0:31Patients reported a decrease in pain postoperatively — Jill Knereth
  • 0:31Patients reported improved activity postoperatively — Jill Knereth
  • 0:35This is a small single-center study — Jill Knereth
  • 0:35The study shows success with this technique in adults — Jill Knereth

Open questions

  • Would surgeons offer this mesh-free technique to their adult hernia patients given the small study size?
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Keywords

indirect inguinal hernia laparoscopic modified percutaneous internal ring suturing high ligation hernia repair mesh-free hernia repair International Journal of Surgery

Hashtags

#InguinalHernia #LaparoscopicSurgery #MeshFreeRepair #MinimallyInvasive

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