[Comparative study between classical operations and Lichtenstein technique for hernia repair].
The aim of these study was to compare classical procedures in inguinal hernia repair (Postemski, Kimbarovski, Bassini, McVay) made in the Second Surgery Department of County Clinical Emergency Hospital Oradea with the operations in which was used the Lichtenstein technique in the same department, in a period of two years, with respect to recurrence rate, technical difficulty, convalescence and chronic pain.


METHODS
217 operations were performed in classic way or using the Lichtenstein technique. Follow was performed at 1 month, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery with a compliance of 80%.


RESULTS
There was no significant difference in operating time between classic operations and tension free operations. The recurrence rates were significantly lower in the group operated by the Lichtenstein technique. The chronic pain was reported in both groups as mild or moderate.


CONCLUSIONS
Lichtenstein hernia repair was easy to learn took the same time and resulted in fewer recurrences. It is possible to be used successfully in a general surgical unit.
Universitatea din Oradea, Facultatea de Medicină şi Farmacie, Departamentul de Chirurgie, Spitalul Clinic Judeţean de Urgenţă, Oradea.
R
R
Dima
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013537:Sutures; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data