background: monitoring of post-operative pain is one of the most important problems for patient and surgeon. using a method with minimal pain and disability is desirable for both sides. this study aimed to compare analgesic effects of subcutaneous and subfascial administration of marcaine in inguinal hernia surgery. methods: in a double blind randomized controlled trial, 128 cases of unilateral...

AIM In this prospective study, we aimed at comparing the laparoscopic and conventional open inguinal hernia repair procedures in the population over 75 years of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical data of 108 patients over 75 years of age who presented with inguinal hernia and underwent surgical treatment between July 2008 and December 2012 in Safa Hospital, General Surgery Department were...

Background: Inguinal hernia is a common problem, Obese patients are prone to developing abdominal wall hernias. This study aimed to compare the early outcomes after laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair and open (preperitoneal polypropylene mesh) inguinal hernia repair in overweight and obese patients. Methods & Patients: The study was conducted at Department of Surgery, King ...

BACKGROUND Inguinal hernia repair is the most common procedure in general surgery and 80,000 operations are performed annually in Great Britain, 100,000 in France and 700,000 in the US. Given its high frequency has a major impact, both in the medical and economic aspects. AIM Analyze the immediate postoperative complications comparing mesh versus non mesh hernioplasty. METHOD Randomized con...

Two hundred and forty four patients underwent either simultaneous bilateral inguinal hernia repair (n = 122) or unilateral inguinal hernia (n = 122) repair at a general hospital between January 1971 and December 1981. The two groups of patients were matched for age and sex. Both groups had a similar overall incidence of post-operative complications and in both groups the duration of post-operat...

Abstract Aims Online resources are a fundamental source of healthcare information due to the increasing popularity Internet, therefore ensuring accuracy and reliability websites is crucial improving patient education enhancing outcomes. Inguinal hernia repair most commonly performed general surgical procedure worldwide. This study aims analyse quality online on inguinal using modified Ensuring ...

Comparison of patient satisfaction after laparoscopic and conventional day case inguinal hernia repair. The post-operative course of 60 patients subjected to laparoscopic hernia repair (TAPP) and conventional anterior hernia repair (Griffith) under general anaesthesia as day case procedures was analysed. Both groups (TAPP, n=30; Griffith, n=30) were comparable for age and gender. The operating ...

BACKGROUND Combined surgery for cesarean delivery and preperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia has not been previously reported. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to describe the method and to present the results of this simultaneous surgery through a single incision. METHODS From 2012 to 2014, 15 patients underwent cesarean delivery combined with preperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia. Al...

BACKGROUND Previous prospective, retrospective, and meta-analysis studies revealed that the overall incidence of metachronous contralateral inguinal hernia (MCIH) ranges from 5.76% to 7.3%, but long-term follow-up postoperative data are scant. We identified the incidence and risk factors of MCIH in pediatric patients during the follow-up using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Datab...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this article is to systematically analyse the randomized, controlled trials comparing transinguinal preperitoneal (TIPP) and Lichtenstein repair (LR) for inguinal hernia. METHODS Randomized, controlled trials comparing TIPP vs LR were analysed systematically using RevMan® and combined outcomes were expressed as risk ratio (RR) and standardized mean difference. RES...