Results of the simultaneous bilateral inguinal hernia repair by the Lichtenstein technique.

Autor:	Maciel GS, Simões RL, do Carmo FP, Garcia JW, Paulo DN
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes [Rev Col Bras Cir] 2013 Sep-Oct; Vol. 40 (5), pp. 370-3.
DOI:	10.1590/s0100-69912013000500004
Abstrakt:	Objective: To analyze the results of bilateral inguinal hernia repairs by the Lichtenstein technique. Methods: We studied the charts of 59 patients who underwent elective simultaneous bilateral inguinal hernia repair between 2003 and 2007. We analyzed: gender, age, weight, operative time, length of hospital stay, Nyhus classification, complications in the immediate and late postoperative periods, and recurrence. These data were submitted to descriptive statistical analysis. Results: Of the 59 patients, 95% were men. Age ranged from 40 to 60 years; weight, from 50 to 103 kg; operative time, from 60 to 80 minutes; and the length of stay, from one to six days. Thirty patients had type IIIB hernias; nine, type II; ten, type IIIA; seven, type IV; one, type II on the left and type IIIB on the right; one, type IIIA on the right and IIIB on the left; and one, type IIIA on the right and type II on the left. In the immediate postoperative period, pain was the most important manifestation, in 30.5% of subjects. In 94.92% of cases there were no complications. There were two cases of inguinodinia and one of burning pain in the surgical site. There was one recurrence 29 months after the procedure. Conclusions: Simultaneous bilateral inguinal hernia repair by Lichtenstein technique was safe and effective, with a low rate of complications, short hospital stay, and only one case of recurrence at an average of 48 months follow-up.
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