Comparative study on daily operation of inguinal hernia,traditional hernia repair and Liechtenstein hernia repair / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective Summarize anterior open tension-free inguinal hemiorrhaphy, especially application experience and understanding in the 952 cases of day surgery, and clarify the advantages. Method During December 2004 - June 2007, we treated 952 Patients of inguinal hernia and femoral hernia,using local anesthesia, tension-free, in the form of day surgery. And the resulte were compare to traditional hemiorrhaphy, tension-free hemiorrhaphy of hospital in all aspects. Results Patients in this group were all cured.Intraoperative and postoperative pain was mild.All patients should be used only a small amount of postoperative oral analgesics, and no urinary retention. They got out of bed immediately after surgery, and they recorered fast ,with less complications. They could be discharged home in surgical day (2 h later). Af ter 18 months follow-up, only 2 cases recurrence. Conclusions (1) Compared with the traditional hemiorrhaphy and ambulatory tension-free hemiorrhaphy, tension-free during the day has lots of advantages, such as easier method, wider surgical indications, faster postoperative recovery, shorter hospital stay, less complications and lower recurrence rate;(2)Tension-free hernion'haphy day surgery is safe，feasible，and has obvi-ous advantages.