title: Avoiding scrotal haematoma after repair of extensive scrotal hernias by postoperative scrotal compression through scrotal suspension by scrotal-abdominal skin suture.
abstract: Scrotal haematoma and oedema are the most frequent complications of scrotal surgery and are associated with high morbidity. Through early postoperative compression on the scrotal sac these complications can be avoided. Compression can be assured by the following simple surgical method independent of the quality of the postoperative care: extending the scrotal sac over the abdominal wall and fixing it with skin sutures under tension at the lower abdominal wall over a pile of gauzes. This method was shown to be effective after hernia repair of scrotal hernias but also seems promising for other scrotal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lugala Lutheran Hospital, Malinyi, Tanzania. miriam.wilms@gmx.de
authors.forename: Miriam C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hellmold
mesh_terms: D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013636:Tanzania