title: Inguinal hernia repair in the new millennium: plug and patch repair with local anesthesia.
abstract: Plug and patch repair is a safe, economic method for repairing inguinal hernias, with patient comfort comparable to that with laparoscopic hernia repair. The technique is simple to perform under local anesthesia and easily learned without a learning curve. Complications are rare, and recovery and return to work are rapid. After performing plug and patch repair on 400 patients with a follow-up examination rate of 93% and a median postoperative observation time of 42 months, we have recorded a recurrence rate of only 0.25%.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Humboldt University of Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte, Schumannstreet 20/21, D-10117 Berlin, Germany. surgery@charite.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zieren
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoksch
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Wenger
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Opitz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes