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Inguinal hernias (IH) are widespread in the human population and occur in 27–43 % of men and 3–6 % of women. Many risk factors for IH have been overestimated in the last decade: male gender is considered the leading factor (the ratio between men and women is approximately 1:7), less significant factors are heredity (most significant for women), physical activity (more significant for men), age (peak prevalence of IH occurs at 5 years and 70–80 years), congenital or acquired connective tissue dysplasia, history of prostatectomy, low body mass index.Hernioplasty with the use of synthetic mesh prostheses remains the most popular technique for surgical correction of IH. Performing non-prosthetic hernioplasty is only recommended if mesh prostheses are not available, for example in poor countries. In open hernioplasty using mesh prostheses, different methods are used today: Plug & Patch, Prolene Hernia System, Parietene Progrip, sutureless plastic according to Trabucco, Stoppa, preperitoneal techniques TIPP (trans-inguinal pre-peritoneal), TREPP (transrectus pre-peritoneal), TEP (total extraperitoneal), however, none of them showed significant advantages over the gold standard of open hernioplasty – tensionfree repair according to Liechtenstein.Laparoscopic IH correction is represented by the TAPP (transabdominal preperitoneal) technique, performed through the abdominal cavity, and TEP (total extraperitoneal) – extraperitoneal prosthetic hernioplasty. None of them has a significant advantage in the treatment of IH; therefore, when choosing a treatment method, the surgeon should be guided by the cost of the operation and the level of proficiency in one or another hernioplasty technique.

Aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of the anti-adhesive barrier in the form of a gel based on carboxymethylcellulose 5 mg and sodium hyaluronate 2.5 mg with various techniques of surgical treatment of ectopic tubal pregnancy. Materials and methods. A randomized study was conducted on 98 women who underwent laparoscopic resection of the ampulla of the fallopian tube, together with a embryo, followed by neostomatoplasty or salpingostomy with or without an anti-adhesive barrier. The primary outcome of the study was the incidence of uterine pregnancy and its outcomes at 18 months of follow-up; secondary outcomes were the frequency of adhesions in the pelvis, the frequency of patency of the operated fallopian tube according to second look laparoscopy with chromohydrotubation by 3 months of follow-up. Results. At 3 months of follow-up, the use of an anti-adhesion barrier reduced the incidence of postoperative adhesions in the area of the operated fallopian tube and the degree of adhesions in the pelvis; increased the frequency of patency of the operated fallopian tube when performing laparoscopic resection of a portion of the ampulla of the fallopian tube, followed by neostomatoplasty. By the 18th month of observation, no statistically significant difference in the incidence of spontaneous pregnancy and its outcomes in the studied women was detected. Conclusion. Use of 5 mg carboxymethylcellulose and 2.5 mg sodium hyaluronate anti-adhesive barrier with various organ-preserving methods of surgical treatment of ectopic tubal pregnancy reduces the frequency and extent of postoperative adhesions in the area of the operated fallopian tube, in the small pelvis, but does not increase fertility in the postoperative period.

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