Application of Kugel Patch in Elderly Patients with Recurrent Inguinal Hernia Repair
- VernacularTitle:自膨式Kugel补片在老年复发性腹股沟疝中的应用
- Author:
Li HE
;
Mingke DUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Inguinal hernia;
Posterior approach hernia repair;
Kugel patch
- From:
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2005;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the value of Kugel patch for elderly patients with recurrent inguinal hernia.Methods From February 2004 to February 2007,37 elderly patients with recurrent inguinal hernia received surgical treatment in our hospital.The patients were divided into two groups according to the surgical methods.Twenty-one patients,including 17 cases of unilateral indirect inguinal hernia,1 bilateral indirect hernia,1 direct hernia,1 indirect hernia complicated with femoral hernia,and 1 indirect hernia complicated with direct hernia,received hernia repair with Kugel patch via the posterior approach.The other 16 patients,including 15 cases of unilateral indirect hernia and 1 case of direct hernia,were treated with TAPP.Results The operation time in the Kugel group was significantly shorter than that in the TAPP group [(23.2?5.8) min vs(40.5?5.2) min,t=-9.392,P=0.000].In the TAPP group,2 patients complained of surgical-site pain or tension,while no patient in the Kugel group had the symptoms(?2=0.869,P=0.351).The mean hospital stay in the Kugel group was shorter than that in the TAPP group [(5.7?0.7)d vs(6.3?0.8) d;t=-2.429,P=0.020].The patients were followed up for 3-36 months,none of them had recurrence.Conclusions As an new,non-tension,safe,and minimally invasive method,hernia repair using Kugel patch through the posterior approach is of great advantage to elderly patients.The method is worth being used widely.
