title: [Tension-free inguinal and femoral hernioplasty using a mesh of plastic material].
abstract: This study represents 202 consecutive cases of inguinal- or femoral hernias treated at the Department of Surgery, Silkeborg Central Hospital, Denmark. All were operated with the tension-free mesh-plug technique as described by Rutkow & Robbins (4). The median duration of the operation for the primary hernias was 35 (30-45) minutes, (median(25-75 percentile)), and 45 (30-60) minutes for the recurrent hernias. The operation was performed as a day-in procedure in 62% of the patients, whereas 35% stayed in the ward overnight. All daily activities, including strenuous exercises, were resumed within seven (2-14) days. Seven patients developed haematomas, none of which required treatment. One case of superficial infection required opening of the wound. Three recurrences have been reoperated, all using the mesh-plug technique and all with good results, while another three recurrences are suspected in patients with no or few complaints. It is concluded that inguinal- and femoral mesh-plug hernioplasty is a safe, efficient and low-cost procedure.
authors.affiliation: Silkeborg Centralsygehus, parenkymkirurgisk afdeling.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Dissing
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013526:Surgical Mesh