title: Hernia repair during endoscopic (laparoscopic) radical prostatectomy.
abstract: We retrospectively reviewed our experience in performing endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy (EERPE) and totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair in one procedure to evaluate its feasibility and safety. Based on our experience of 70 laparoscopic radical prostatectomies, a total of 60 patients underwent EERPE. Eight of these had 10 hernias repaired with Prolene mesh. The median total operating time for EERPE was 165 minutes. Mesh placement required an additional 15 minutes for a unilateral hernia and 25 minutes for bilateral hernias. The conversion rate and the reoperation rate were 0%. The median duration of vesical catheterization was 8.3 days. One patient required a blood transfusion. The most common minor complications, occurring in eight patients, were edema and hematoma of the penis. No wound infection occurred. The only major complication was a deep venous thrombosis in one patient. No additional complications developed in the hernioplasty group. We conclude that the extraperitoneal approach for radical prostatectomy allows concomitant inguinal hernia repair with a low morbidity rate and within an acceptable operating time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. stolj@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Jens-Uwe
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Stolzenburg
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rabenalt
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dietel
authors.forename: Minh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: Heidemarie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwalbe
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dorschner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome