title: [Extraperitoneal prosthesis repair in the surgical treatment of inguinal hernias].
abstract: The authors analyse the current state of the art of the prosthetic repair of incisional hernia and the problems involved in positioning the prosthesis, comparing their own experience with the most recent literature. From January 1994 to June 2001, 50 patients were operated on for incisional hernia (28 males and 22 females); 12% had recurrent or re-recurrent incisional hernias. Defects smaller than 3 cm were repaired with a polypropylene plug; a double-layer polypropylene mesh placed in a preperitoneal position was used for defects measuring from 3 to 5 cm; in defects greater than 5 cm a double-layer mesh was placed behind the muscle layer. Fifteen patients were operated on under local anaesthesia. Only 22% required postoperative analgesia. The mean hospital stay was 3.95 days. Only 3 recurrences (6%) were recorded. On the basis of our experience it seems appropriate to repair incisional hernias when of small size, preferably under local anaesthesia, avoiding opening the hernia sac, using an extraperitoneal approach with an overlap technique that employs polypropylene.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale Ia, U.O. di Chirurgia Generale Ia Policlinico Universitario, Catania, Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brancato
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donati
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Privitera
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciancio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene