Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pélissier, E P
• Blum, D
• Marre, P
• Oubenaissa, A
• Loudiyi, A

Titel

Feasibility and short-term results of the "plug" technique in inguinal hernia. A prospective evaluation

Ist Teil von

• Annales de chirurgie, 1997, Vol.51 (6), p.627

Ort / Verlag

France

Erscheinungsjahr

1997

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aim of this prospective study was to assess the feasibility and postoperative outcome of the "plug" technique in inguinal hernia. One hundred and forty-six consecutive patients were operated for 151 hernias. A plug was applied in 131 cases (86.8%). The Lichtenstein technique was used in 20 cases (13.2%) because of a wide weakness of the posterior wall. Eleven (7.3%) postoperative benign complications occurred. No severe complications were observed and no patient was reoperated. The mean duration of oral analgesia was 2.7 (0-10) days. Mean durations of postoperative hospital stay, time off work and cessation of normal activities were 1.2 (0-4) days, 18.1 (1-37) days and 5.8 (1-18) days, respectively. In conclusion, the "plug" technique is feasible in a wide range of hernias and allows a short hospital stay and an early return to normal activity.