Surgical outcomes of Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty for acutely incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Surg Today
; 37(3): 212-4, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of our study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term outcomes of emergency Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty for acutely incarcerated inguinal hernia.METHODS:
We conducted a retrospective study of patients who underwent emergency Lichtenstein hernioplasty for acutely incarcerated inguinal hernia between September 2002 and January 2006 in a major city hospital in Thailand. We analyzed the early postoperative complications and surgical outcomes.RESULTS:
All 24 patients were men, with a mean age of 53.8 +/- 19.2 years (range 19-77). There was no perioperative mortality and only two postoperative complications (8.3%) a subcutaneous fluid collection, which resolved spontaneously within 2 weeks; and a superficial surgical site infection, which was treated successfully by intravenous antibiotics. The hospital stay was 3.8 +/- 2.1 days (range 2-12). All patients attended regular follow-up visits (mean 20.2 +/- 10.7 months, range 3-43). Clinical recurrence was found in one patient (4.2%), 7 months postoperatively.CONCLUSION:
Lichtenstein hernioplasty can be used effectively as an emergency operation for incarcerated inguinal hernia with a good outcome and an acceptably low rate of postoperative complications.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos do Sistema Digestório
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Hérnia Inguinal
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Today
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tailândia