2011•Chinese Journal of Hernia and Abdominal Wall SurgeryRequires access
Clinical analysis of 67 cases of inguinal hernia repaired with tension-free hernioplasty
Xiao Luo
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Abstract
Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effects of tension-free hernioplasty in inguinal hernia.Methods Sixty-seven patients of inguinal hernia were treated by tension-free hernioplasty.They were analyzed retrospectively.Among them,43 cases were unilateral indirect inguinal hernia,22 cases were unilateral direct inguinal hernia,and 2 cases were bilateral indirect inguinal hernia.Results Among all the cases,there were 10 cases(14.9%)adopted analgesic once.Two cases(2.9%)had foreign body sensation which disappeared from 2 to 3 months after operation.Four cases(5.9%)had urinary retention.No patients had the incisional wound infection or the rejection of mesh.There was no recurrence case in follow-up period from 2 to 30 months.Conclusions Tension-free hernioplasty is a safe and reliable method to cure inguinal hernia.It has the advantages of low recurrence rate,mild pain or foreign body sensation.