{"title":"Impact of posterior wall repair and mesh use on recurrence in inguinal hernia repair for adolescents and young adults","authors":"Joonhyuk Son, Ju-Hee Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.12.170","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.12.170","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of mesh use and posterior wall repair (PWR) during inguinal hernia repair in adolescents and young adults.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 29,149 patients aged 12 to 30 who underwent inguinal hernia repair were selected from the Korean National Health Insurance claims data. Patients were divided into two groups: 12–18 years old and 19–30 years old. The recurrence rate and prevalence of chronic pain were compared depending on whether PWR was performed or mesh was used.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The recurrence rates between high ligation and high ligation with PWR were not significantly different in both groups (2.3 % vs. 2.6 %; 2.6 % vs. 3.0 %; p = 0.285 and 0.168 for patients aged 12–18 and 19–30, respectively). The use of mesh was associated with a reduced recurrence rate in patients aged 19–30 (3.1 % vs. 1.9 % in no mesh vs. mesh use; <em>p</em> = 0.005); however, it was not significant in patients aged 12–18 (2.7 % vs. 2.1 % in no mesh vs. mesh use; <em>p</em> = 0.541). In multivariate analysis, nonuse of mesh was an independently significant factor associated with recurrence in patients aged 19–30, with an odds ratio of 0.62 (95 % confidence interval = 0.44–0.90; p = 0.01). Mesh use and PWR were not significant factor associated with chronic pain in all age groups.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The results of our study indicate that the use of mesh is associated with a lower recurrence rate in young adults (aged 19–30) undergoing inguinal hernia surgery. However, no such association was observed in adolescents (aged 12–18).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 4","pages":"Pages 2255-2261"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143834002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in corpus callosum: A case report","authors":"Zhirui Shi , Zongwen Hu , Jun Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.11.208","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.11.208","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 4","pages":"Pages 2332-2333"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143833335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of different doses of polyethylene glycol solution on quality of bowel preparation before colonoscopy","authors":"Jing Yang , Wan Li , Xueliang Wu , Shaodong Li","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.01.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2025.01.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 4","pages":"Pages 2308-2309"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143833889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wangcheng Xie , Tingyi Luo , Jia Zhou , Zhenshun Song
{"title":"Association between low-dose aspirin usage and the prevalence of self-reported gallstones: A population-based study","authors":"Wangcheng Xie , Tingyi Luo , Jia Zhou , Zhenshun Song","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 4","pages":"Pages 2454-2455"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142591886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bibliometric analysis and visualisation of interventional therapy in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma","authors":"Chunlin Li , Changhong Yi , Xiuqian Wu, Wenyue Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 4","pages":"Pages 2356-2358"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142591901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intraoperative electron beam radiotherapy combined with gemcitabine and PD-L1 inhibitors for unresectable pancreatic cancer: Report of 3 cases","authors":"Deyuan Zhong , Yuxin Liang , Hongtao Yan , Xiaolun Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.050","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.050","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 4","pages":"Pages 2469-2470"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142633709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Survival benefit and impact of radiotherapy in extraskeletal osteosarcoma patients: A retrospective cohort study with propensity score matching","authors":"Yuping Jiang , Yi Wu , Xiqing Cheng , Bin Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.058","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.058","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 4","pages":"Pages 2487-2490"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142633843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case report of surgical treatment of severe electrocution injuries to the left head, neck, and left shoulder","authors":"Sai-Qiong Zhang, Qing-Jiang Chen, Wu-Quan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.229","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.10.229","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55454,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Surgery","volume":"48 4","pages":"Pages 2326-2327"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142644321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}