A comparative study on laparoscopic hernia repairment and tension-free hernia repair in the management of recurrent inguinal hernia

Abstract

Objective To investigate the safety and validity of laparoscopic hernia repairment in the treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia.Methods The retrospective analysis was used to analyze 70 cases of recurrent inguinal hernia repairment(43 cases of indirect hernia,20 cases of direct hernia) after treatment with laparoscopic hernia repairment (37 cases, including 23 cases of indirect hernia and 14 ca ses of direct hernia) or tension-free repairment (33 cases, including 20 cases of indirect hernia and 13 cases of direct hernia). All of them were followed up to 6-57 months and the median time of follow-up was 36.7 months. Results There was no significant difference in the operation time andlength of stay after surgery between the two groups (P>0.05).The complication rate of laparoscopic hernia repairment was lower than that of tension-free repairment(P<0.05).The cost of laparoscopic hernia repairment was more than that of tension-free repairment(P<0.05).Conclusions Treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia with laparoscopic hernia repairment is a simple, safe and has fewer postoperative complications, it is worthy to be spread. Key words: Recurrent inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic; Medical glue; Hernia repairment