title: Lichtenstein repair for incarcerated groin hernias.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the use of Lichtenstein tension-free repair for incarcerated groin hernias.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective consecutive series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary academic surgery department, Poland.
  
  
  METHODS
  27 patients whose incarcerated groin hernias were operated on between November 1997 and June 2001.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tension-free hernia repair by the Lichtenstein technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  Morbidity, recurrence rates and mortality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 2 postoperative deaths unrelated to implantation of the mesh (myocardial and cerebral infarction). In 1 patient a subcutaneous fluid collection was noted and was successfully treated by evacuation of the fluid. The remaining 24 patients had no complications during follow-up (mean 18 months, range 2-42 months).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Monofilament polypropylene mesh can be successfully used not only in elective operations, but also in emergency operations for incarcerated inguinal hernias.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, Kraków, Poland. mswysock@cyf-kr.edu.pl
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wysocki
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poźniczek
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krzywoń
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strzalka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004630:Emergencies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes