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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Medicine</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Medicine</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Медицина</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0245</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0261</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">49078</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0245-2025-30-1-55-65</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">CYQPQB</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>SURGERY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ХИРУРГИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Employing seamless mesh implants during Lichtenstein hernia repair with the use of insights enabled by artificial intelligence</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Использование бесшовных сетчатых имплантатов при герниопластике по методу Лихтенштейна с использованием технологий искусственного интеллекта</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8452-5776</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3126-7423</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Protasov</surname><given-names>Andrey V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Протасов</surname><given-names>А. В.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>mekhaeel60@yahoo.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0381-3379</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Mekhaeel</surname><given-names>Mekhaeel Sh. F.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Мекхаеэль</surname><given-names>М. Ш. Ф.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>mekhaeel60@yahoo.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0690-6811</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Salem</surname><given-names>Sameh M.A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Салем</surname><given-names>С. М. А.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>mekhaeel60@yahoo.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-03-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>30</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">SURGERY</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ХИРУРГИЯ</issue-title><fpage>55</fpage><lpage>65</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-03-22"><day>22</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Protasov A.V., Mekhaeel M.S., Salem S.M.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Протасов А.В., Мекхаеэль М.Ш., Салем С.М.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Protasov A.V., Mekhaeel M.S., Salem S.M.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Протасов А.В., Мекхаеэль М.Ш., Салем С.М.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/49078">https://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/49078</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Relevance. Globally, there are now 32.53 million hernia cases, up from about 23.92 million during the previous 3 decades. Many authors lack statistical knowledge, which could jeopardize healthcare. The aim was to use artificial intelligence as a statistical technique to assess the potential effects of AdhesixTM self-gripping mesh implants, HertraTM mesh implants, and LintexTM glue-fixed mesh implants on the outcomes of inguinal hernia patients who underwent open inguinal hernia repair in Lichtenstein. Materials and Methods. We performed 120 Liechtenstein-compliant inguinal hernia repair procedures on three evenly split patient groups (n = 40) using AdhesixTM, HertraTM, and LintexTM mesh implants. The parameters for comparison were the time-frame of the procedure, hospital-stays, challenges afterwards surgery, and issues that arose during the brief follow-up. Results and Discussion. Patients of the first group were hospitalized for shorter periods of time than those in the second and third groups (group A-4.9 bed /day, group B-4.9.5 bed /day, and group C-4.95 bed /day), with no statistically significant differences. Patients in the first group experience a significantly shorter procedure time, followed by those in the second and third groups (27.8 min, 31.4 min, and 38.9 min respectively). Unlike the third group, which included 3 patients with postoperative discomfort and 1 with postoperative seroma formation, the first and second groups’ postoperative hospitalization stays were free of complications. In contrast to the third group’s 2 patients who experienced mesh migration and hernia recurrence, the first and second groups’ patients experienced no complications during the short-term follow-up. Conclusion. Compared to LintexTM mesh implants, the operative times using AdhesixTM and HertraTM are significantly shorter with no post-operative complications or hernia recurrence.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Актуальность. В настоящее время во всем мире зарегистрировано 32,53 миллиона случаев грыжи, по сравнению с примерно 23,92 миллионами за предыдущие 3 десятилетия. Многим авторам не хватает статистических знаний, что может поставить под угрозу здравоохранение. Цель состояла в том, чтобы использовать искусственный интеллект в качестве статистического метода для оценки потенциального влияния Самофиксирующихся сетчатых имплантатов AdhesixTM, HertraTM и LintexTM на результаты лечения пациентов с паховой грыжей, перенесших открытую пластику паховой грыжи Лихтенштейн. Материалы и методы. Мы выполнили 120 процедур паховой гарниопластики по Лихтенштейну, у трех равномерно распределенных групп пациентов (n = 40) с использованием сетчатых имплантатов Adhesix™, HertraTM и LintexTM. Параметрами для сравнения были продолжительность процедуры, продолжительность пребывания в больнице, осложнения в послеоперационном периоде, возникшие во время краткого наблюдения. Результаты и обсуждение. Пациенты первой группы были госпитализированы на более короткие сроки, чем пациенты второй и третьей групп (группа А - 4,9 дня в сутки, группа В-4,9,5 дня в сутки и группа С-4,95 дня в сутки), без статистически значимых различий. У пациентов из первой группы время процедуры значительно сокращается, за ними следуют пациенты из второй и третьей групп (27,8 мин, 31,4 мин и 38,9 мин соответственно). В отличие от третьей группы, в которую вошли 3 пациента с послеоперационным дискомфортом и 1 с образованием послеоперационной серомы, послеоперационное пребывание в стационаре первой и второй групп протекало без осложнений. В отличие от двух пациентов третьей группы, у которых наблюдалась миграция сетки и рецидив грыжи, пациенты первой и второй групп не испытывали осложнений в течение короткого периода наблюдения. Выводы. По сравнению с сетчатыми имплантатами LintexTM, время операции при использовании AdhesixTM и HertraTM значительно сокращается без послеоперационных осложнений или рецидива грыжи.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>hernia</kwd><kwd>mesh implants</kwd><kwd>polypropylene</kwd><kwd>glue</kwd><kwd>artificial intelligence</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>грыжа</kwd><kwd>сетчатые имплантаты</kwd><kwd>полипропилен</kwd><kwd>клей</kwd><kwd>искусственный интеллект</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>‌Saha T, Wang X, Padhye R, Houshyar S. A review of recent developments of polypropylene surgical mesh for hernia repair. 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