Schley's inguinal hernia repair: a single unit's experience of a forgotten technique.
Hernia
; 19(5): 799-803, 2015 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study was done to assess the effectiveness of Schley's inguinal hernia repair. It is a retrospective study analysing the outcome of patients who received the said technique over a period of 1 year at our institution. The minimum and the maximum follow-up periods were 2 and 3 years.METHOD:
The patients who underwent the above technique in 2011 were reviewed retrospectively in December 2013 by going through the hospital records and examining the patients in person.RESULTS:
105 patients had undergone surgery in 2011. The majority of them had right-sided hernias and were in 40-59 age group. Two cases of wound infection, one case of haematocele and one hernia recurrence were noted. Operating on the recurrent hernia was straightforward.CONCLUSION:
Schley's inguinal hernia repair is an effective technique with favourable outcome.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Herniorrafia
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Hernia Inguinal
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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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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En
Revista:
Hernia
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Sri Lanka