title: [Laparoscopic repair of bilateral and/or recurrent inguinal hernia].
abstract: The Authors report their three-year experience in the laparoscopic management of bilateral or recurrent hernia using a polypropylene mesh through a transabdominal extraperitoneal approach: out of a total of 500 laparoscopic hernioplasties performed, 162 patients with bilateral hernias and 51 with recurrent hernia underwent this procedure. In bilateral hernias a single wide patch was used to cover both the myopectineal foramen, therefore performing a Stoppa procedure by laparoscopy. Two major complications were registered in this series: 1 bleeding and 1 intestinal obstruction, both managed laparoscopically. Minor complications were: 2 cases of neuralgia and 6 seromas which required single or multiple evacuations. Patients were carefully followed up (1-31 months), and no relapses were recorded. Although the follow up is still too short, the Authors stress the characteristics of this technique which shows great advantages mainly represented by a good compliance, quick return to normal work and sport activity; in fact, recovery is obtained in a shorter period as compared to traditional surgery even when the latter includes the use of prosthetic mesh.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci, Ravenna.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stancanelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perrucci
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Grandi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012008:Recurrence; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes
vernacular_title: L'alloplastica laparoscopica nel trattamento dell'ernia inguinale bilaterale e/o recidiva.