Abstract
Objective To evaluate clinical application of Kngel patch in treating recurrent inguinal her-nia. Methods The clinical data of 65 patients with 77 sides recurrent inguinal hernia performed open preperitoneal inguinal hernia repairs from January 2005 to June 2009 were analyzed retrospectively. Kugel hernia patches were used in the operations. Results The operating time for unilateral hernia expended 40 ～ 150(76.5±20. 4) min. Postoperative pain was minimal and no incision infection appeared. The postopera-tive complications were 4 cases of uroschesis,6 cases of inguinoscrotal seroma, 2 cases of inguinoscrotal he-matoma and 3 cases of serotal hydrops. No serious complications such as sensation of foreign body, inguinal chronic pain and recurrence were observed during the follow-up of 3 to 54 months. Conclusions Open preperitoneal hernia repair with Kngel patch for adult recurrent inguinal hernia reparation is rational and fea-sible. Key words: inguinal hernia; recurrent; Kugel patch; tension-free herniorrhaphy
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