Advances in the treatment of giant abdominal incisional hernia / 国际外科学杂志

Abodominal giant incisional hernia is the common complication of abdominal operations,and surgery is the only efficient treatment for it.It is important to treat the local complications,to use antibiotics and to assess the tolerance of increased intra-abdominal pressure before operation.Component separation technique is feasible to close the abdominal wall defect,which is one of the main difficuhies in giant heruia repair.After that,mesh repair with biological materials is recommended to enhance the abdominal wall.Although mesh repair techniques diversified,sandwich hernionhaphy seems superior.This paper will analyse the present treatment progress of abdominal giant incisional hernia.

Application of tension-free hernia repair to recurrent inguinal hernia in elderly patients / 中国基层医药

Objective To discuss the value of tension-free hernia repair to recurrent inguinal hernia in elderly patients.Methods 38 eases with recurrent inguinal hernia in elderly patients were treated with shaped polyproplene tension-free hernioplasty.Results All eases were operated successfully.In the follow-up period ranged from 6 to 42 months.No Serious postoperation complications were found,no recurrent case recurred.This treatment is effective.Conclusion Tension-free hernia repair has many advantages,such as safety,easily manipulation,minimal invasion,rapid recovery,lower recurrence.It is a perfect and ideal surgical operation for the recurrent inguinal hernia in elderly patients.