[Pain following laparoscopic inguinal hernioplastics using the TAPP technique].
BACKGROUND
Postoperative inguinodynia belongs among referred complications of laparoscopic hernioplasty. Its frequency varies from 0.2% to 4.4% according to the literature. METHODS AND CLINICAL MATERIAL: 223 Laparoscopic operations of groin hernias in 201 patients were performed on the surgical department in Chrudim since the 1st January 2003 to the 31st December 2004. All patients were treated by TAPP technique.


RESULTS
All patients with laparoscopic hernioplasty were checked the first day after the laparoscopic procedure, and on the day of dimissal. They were then invited to follow-up examination in the interval of 10-14 months. They filled up the questionnaire. 174 Patients were checked, (i.e. 86%) and 4 of them suffered from inguinodynia which represented 2%.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors focus on causes, diagnostic and treatment possibilities of postoperative inguinodynia after laparoscopic groin hernioplasty.


CONCLUSIONS
The possibilities of prevention of postoperative inguinodynia after laparoscopic groin hernioplasty are listed in the conclusion.
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Chirurgické oddelení Nemocnice Chrudim. ninger@hospital.chrudim.cz
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D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D011183:Postoperative Complications