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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Lohsiriwat, V., Sridermma, W., Akaraviputh, T. et al. Surgical Outcomes of Lichtenstein Tension-Free Hernioplasty for Acutely Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia. Surg Today 37, 212–214 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-006-3380-9
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