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10932373

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report on their 8-year experience with inguinal prosthetic repair. Their personal experience includes 1000 hernioplasties, 639 of which performed using the "plug and patch" technique. The postoperative morbidity was 2.7% and patients were unsatisfied only in 1.8% of cases (self-evaluation test). Follow-up was carried out by means of phone enquiries supplemented by a clinical examination in selected cases and in a control group of asymptomatic patients. 85.4% of the study population and 94.8% of patients operated on in the last 38 months were contacted by phone. The recurrence rate after "plug and patch" repair was statistically adjusted according to the maximal bias test, taking into account the percentage of patients lost to follow-up. Other late complications were severe neuralgia (0.9%) and rejection of the prosthesis (0.1%). Migration of the plug was never observed. The authors confirm that the aims of inguinal hernia surgery (significant reduction of recurrences and minimal discomfort for the patient) can be best achieved in suitable facilities (hernia centres) by a dedicated team of experienced professionals.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0009-4773
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
279-88
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[1,000 prosthetic hernia repairs: experience of a dedicated team].
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di II Clinica Chirurgica Hernia Center, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract