[Five hundred outpatient hernioplasties using the Lichtenstein method]. / Ambulante Hernioplastik nach Lichtenstein. 500 ambulante Herniotomien in einer chirurgischen Praxis.
Chirurg
; 75(9): 890-5, 2004 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-15112046
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED The Lichtenstein repair method is an excellent and simple technique for hernia repair performed as a day-case procedure. A consecutive series of 500 ambulatory groin hernia repairs from 1994 to 2002 was studied. The mean follow-up for 84.6% of the patients was 2 years (range 6-86 months). There were no severe complications. The rate of clinically important wound haematomas (n=6, 1.2%) was low, as well as the numbers of testicular atrophies (n=1, 0.2%) and deep wound infection (n=1, 0.2%). We saw no thrombosis. There were 15 recurrences (3.5%). Ninety-six per cent of the patients were satisfied with the outpatient operation. In day-case surgery, conditions for the patients' treatment at home should be checked carefully by surgeons before the operation. CONCLUSION:
Our results suggest that the number of day-case hernia repairs can be increased without severe complications. The procedure can be performed on an outpatient basis without problems under general anaesthesia. Increasing day-case surgery could significantly reduce the costs of health care.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hérnia Inguinal
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Chirurg
Ano de publicação:
2004
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Article
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Alemanha