A comparative study examining laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair in children: a retrospective study from a single center in China

Abstract Background Pediatric inguinal hernia (PIH) is a common disease in children. Laparoscopic hernia repair (LHR) has developed rapidly in recent years, but there are still different opinions compared with traditional open hernia repair (OHR). The purpose of this study was to compare the advantages and disadvantages of LHR and OHR in the treatment of pediatric inguinal hernia. Methods We performed a retrospective review of all children (< 14 years) who underwent repair of inguinal hernia in the pediatric surgery center of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from January 2015 to December 2015. We collected the medical records of all the children and analyzed the clinical characteristics, operation-related information and follow-up. Results In the OHR group, 202 cases underwent unilateral inguinal hernia repair, and 43 cases underwent bilateral inguinal hernia repair. In the LHR group, 168 cases underwent unilateral inguinal hernia repair, and 136 cases underwent bilateral inguinal hernia repair. There was a significant difference in the operation time between the two groups, but there were no significant differences in postoperative hospitalization time and incidence of ipsilateral recurrent hernia between the two groups. The incidence rates of metachronous contralateral hernia (MCH) and surgical site infection in LHR group were significantly lower than those in the OHR group. Conclusion Our study shows that compared with OHR, LHR has the advantages of concealed incision, minimal invasiveness, reduced operation time, detection of contralateral patent processus vaginalis, and reduced incidence of MCH. In conclusion, LHR is safe and effective in the treatment of pediatric indirect inguinal hernia.

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Comparative Study Between Caudal Block And Local Wound Infiltration In Inguinal Hernia Repair In Pediatric Patients

QJM ◽

10.1093/qjmed/hcab086.108 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Azza Mohamed Shafeek Abdel Mageed ◽

Wael Reda Hussaein ◽

Rania Hassan Abdel Hafiez ◽

Tarek Atef Abdullah Hammouda

Keyword(s):

Inguinal Hernia ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Pain Score ◽

Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Postoperative Analgesia ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Caudal Block ◽

Wound Infiltration ◽

Unilateral Inguinal Hernia ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Background Postoperative analgesia can be provided by a multimodal approach includes opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, paracetamol infusion and regional anesthetic techniques such as local infiltration or nerve blocks. In contrast to opioids, local anesthetics can be administered safely and in recent guidelines regional anesthesia is accepted as the cornerstone of postoperative pain relief in the pediatric patients. Objective Compare the postoperative analgesic effectiveness of local wound infiltration of bupivacaine against bupivacaine administered caudally in pediatric patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia repair. Patients and methods This study was carried out in Ain Shams University hospitals on 40 pediatric patients of both sexes aged from 6 months to 7 years belonging to ASA I or II undergoing elective unilateral inguinal hernia repair. They were randomly allocated into two groups: group C receiving caudal block, group L receiving local wound infiltration. Hemodynamic changes, postoperative pain score using FLACC pain score, postoperative analgesia and complications were recorded. Results There was no significant difference between the two groups as regard demographic data or hemodynamic variables. Pain score shows no statically significant differences between two groups in the first hour. But statistically significant decrease in FLACC score after (1, 2 and 3 hours) in group C in comparison with group L.decreased significantly in group C after 1 hour postoperative. Duration of analgesia longer in group C with no significant difference in total amount of postoperative analgesia. There was significant increase in incidence in complications in group C than group L Conclusion Caudal block provides better and longer analgesia but requires experience and may lead to complications. In contrast, wound infiltration is simple without significant side effects. Therefore, local wound infiltration may be a preferred technique for producing postoperative analgesia in pediatric inguinal hernia repair.

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Laparoscopic versus open mesh repair of unilateral inguinal hernia: a comparative study

International Surgery Journal ◽

10.18203/2349-2902.isj20170505 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 921

Author(s):

Sudarshan P. B. ◽

Sundaravadanan B. S. ◽

Kaarthik V. P. ◽

Prabu Shankar S.

Keyword(s):

Inguinal Hernia ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Return To Work ◽

Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Laparoscopic Group ◽

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Unilateral Inguinal Hernia ◽

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia ◽

Post Operative Pain ◽

Significant Difference

Background: Inguinal hernia repair is now one of the most commonly performed general surgical procedures in practice. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair was started in year 1999 and since then has gained popularity over the last 2 decades. The introduction of a laparoscopic technique has sparked a debate in the literature over the superiority of this method versus open repair. Even though for bilateral and recurrent inguinal hernias, laparoscopic approach is recommended, there is not enough literature to recommend its routine use in unilateral inguinal hernia repair.Methods: A randomised prospective study was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital, comparing both Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair and lichensteins tension free mesh repair as treatment modalities for unilateral inguinal hernia. Total number of patients in the study group was 60. Patients who were willing for the study were selected for the open or laparoscopic procedure in a randomised way. Open procedure was done by 2 senior surgeons and laparoscopic procedure was performed by 2 other senior surgeons at associate professor designation. Various parameters like the complication rate, post-operative pain, post-operative stay and time to return to work were analysed.Results: Out of the 60 patients, 30 patients underwent open inguinal hernia repair and another 30 patients underwent Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. The mean age group was 46.73 in open surgery group and 42.10 in laparoscopic group. 23.3% of the patients in open hernioplasty developed seroma, hematoma in the post-operative period. Whereas 10% had seroma collection in laparoscopic group. No incidence of recurrence in both the groups. No significant difference in pain score between both the groups during immediate post-operative period on POD 0, however there was significant difference in pain score on POD 3 (mean pain in open group 4.13 and lap group 2.87) and POD 7(mean pain in open group 2.90 and lap group 1.23). Mean duration of stay in hospital for open hernioplasty was 7.8 days and for Laparoscopic hernioplasty was 3.07 days. Mean duration of return to work in open hernioplasty was 14.37 days and in laparoscopy group was 9.13 days.Conclusions: There are potential benefits for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair over lichtenstein’s repair for unilateral inguinal hernias in terms of post-operative pain, hospital stay and early return to work.

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Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Using Memory-Ring Mesh: A Pilot Study

Surgery Research and Practice ◽

10.1155/2016/9407357 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Takeshi Matsutani ◽

Tsutomu Nomura ◽

Nobutoshi Hagiwara ◽

Akihisa Matsuda ◽

Yoshimune Takao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Inguinal Hernia ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Operation Time ◽

Indirect Inguinal Hernia ◽

Trocar Site ◽

Transabdominal Preperitoneal ◽

Tapp Repair ◽

Inguinal Hernias

Purpose.To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair using a memory-ring patch (Polysoft™mesh).Patients and Methods.Between April 2010 and March 2013, a total of 76 inguinal hernias underwent TAPP repair using Polysoft mesh in 67 adults under general anesthesia. Three different senior resident surgeons performed TAPP repair under the instruction of a specialist surgeon. Nine patients had bilateral hernias. The 76 hernias included 37 indirect inguinal hernias, 29 direct hernias, 1 femoral hernia, 1 pantaloon hernia (combined direct/indirect inguinal hernia), and 8 recurrent hernias after open anterior hernia repair. The immediate postoperative outcomes as well as the short-term outcomes (mainly recurrence and incidence of chronic pain) were studied.Results.There was no conversion from TAPP repair to anterior open repair. The mean operation time was 109 minutes (range, 40–132) for unilateral hernia repair. Scrotal seroma was diagnosed at the operation site in 5 patients. No patient had operation-related orchitis, testicle edema, trocar site infection, or chronic pain during follow-up.Conclusions.The use of Polysoft mesh for TAPP inguinal hernia repair does not seem to adversely affect the quality of repair. The use of this mesh is therefore feasible and safe and may reduce postoperative pain.

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Managing bilateral inguinal hernia laparoscopically: is it gold standard?

International Surgery Journal ◽

10.18203/2349-2902.isj20164458 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 296

Author(s):

Kalpesh H. Patel ◽

Jayesh B. Gohel ◽

Bhumika J. Patel

Keyword(s):

Inguinal Hernia ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Hospital Stay ◽

Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Length Of Hospital Stay ◽

Control Group ◽

Bilateral Inguinal Hernia ◽

Group I ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Group Ii

Background:Even after many studies done in recent years, no consensus has been achieved on the surgical technique of inguinal hernia repair. It was believed that in bilateral inguinal hernia cases laparoscopic surgery is very much advantageous as it can be done through same incisions as unilateral laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (no additional incision required), whereas in open surgery for bilateral case separate groin incision for each side required. Aim of this study is to evaluate and compare results of bilateral inguinal hernia patients operated by laparoscopic (transabdominal preperitoneal) or open (lichenstein) repair.Methods: A prospective comparative study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital over the period of two years. 60 patients with bilateral inguinal hernia were taken up and randomly divided into two groups. Group I (study group) includes patients operated by bilateral laparoscopic hernia repair (TAPP) and Group II (control group) includes patients operated by open hernia repair (lichenstein tension free hernioplasty). All patients were followed up for 18 months post-operatively. All patients of both groups were monitored for operative time, conversion rate, length hospital stay, post-operative complications and recurrence, time to return to work.Results:Statistically there was significant difference between both groups in terms of length of hospital stay and time to return to work. Group I patients where TAPP surgery performed, 22 patients (73.33%) were discharged within 36 hours of surgery, whereas in Group II patients - control group where open surgery performed, only 4 patients (13.33%) discharged within 36 hours. All 30 patients (100%) in group I had joined their routine work within 10 days of surgery; whereas in Group II patients only 4 cases (13.33%) joined duties on or before 10 days and most of the patients 26 (86.67%) had taken more than 10 days to resume their duties. But there was no significant difference between operative time, complication rates and recurrence rates. All cases in group I were completed laparoscopically (no conversion to open repair).Conclusions:Simultaneous bilateral inguinal hernia repair laparoscopically does not increase the risk for the patient and has an equal morbidity compared with unilateral repair, length of hospital stay, and return to normal work and over all recovery after laparoscopic repair is faster than after open bilateral simultaneous repair. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair of bilateral hernias should be recommended as the gold standard.

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Inguinal hernia repair in patients with liver cirrhosis: Lichtenstein repair versus laparoscopic total extra-peritoneal approach

International Surgery Journal ◽

10.18203/2349-2902.isj20193332 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (8) ◽

pp. 2865 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ahmed Mohamed Abdelaziz Hassan ◽

Mohamed Emad Esmat ◽

Magdy M. A. Elsebae ◽

Magid M. Nasr

Keyword(s):

Liver Cirrhosis ◽

Inguinal Hernia ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Operation Time ◽

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Lichtenstein Repair ◽

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Scrotal Edema

Background: The optimal surgical approach of inguinal hernia in patients with liver cirrhosis; laparoscopic or open; is still undefined. Whether laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is safe and potentially affords superior outcomes in patients with liver disease is unknown. Aim of this study is to assess the outcomes of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair compared to open procedures regarding postoperative complications and recurrence rate in patients with liver cirrhosis.Methods: This study involves data of ninety patients with primary unilateral inguinal hernia and liver cirrhosis. 48 of them had Lichtenstein repair and 42 patients had laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with the total extra-peritoneal (TEP) approach.Results: The mean operation time was greater for the patients operated by TEP than that by Lichtenstein repair with a statistically significant difference (p=0.02). Wound infection, scrotal edema and hospital stay were greater for the patients operated by Lichtenstein repair (p=0.0001 for all). At a mean follow-up of 16.9 months (range: 2 –32 months); recurrence of hernia developed in 3 (3.1 %) with Lichtenstein repair but no recurrence of hernia occurred in the patients operated with TEP.Conclusions: Elective Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is feasible option in liver cirrhosis patients. However; despite of some better outcomes with TEP; there is insufficient evidence to conclude its greater effectiveness than Lichtenstein repair.

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Nonfixation of Mesh In Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Single-Center Experience

10.21203/rs.3.rs-929294/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shigeyuki Nagata ◽

Hiroyuki Orita ◽

Daisuke Korenaga

Keyword(s):

Inguinal Hernia ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Mesh Fixation ◽

Operation Time ◽

Single Center Experience ◽

Fixation Group ◽

Total Extraperitoneal ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Large Orifice

Abstract Background: In terms of the need for mesh fixation in total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP), overseas data revealed no significant difference in the recurrence rate between patients with and without fixation. Moreover, there is no information available on this treatment outcome from Japan. We aimed to analyze the outcomes of nonfixation TEP with those of fixation at our institute.Methods: In May 2016, the nonfixation TEP technique was launched. The fixation group (165 patients) was compared to the nonfixation group (195 patients). Bilateral, large, and impaction cases were eliminated from the corrective comparison, and the outcomes for the fixation group (80 patients) and the non-fixation group (111 patients) were compared.Results: One patient in the nonfixation group experienced recurrence. It was a hernia case with a large orifice. In the fixation group, seroma was more prevalent. There was no recurrence and no significance in surgical complications in the correction comparison. The nonfixation group had a shorter operation time and stayed in the hospital for a shorter period after surgery.Conclusions: The nonfixation TEP was deemed adequate, at least for typical hernia cases.

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A new self-made electric hook for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

International Surgery Journal ◽

10.18203/2349-2902.isj20211285 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 1080

Author(s):

Hongfu Lin ◽

Yu Zhao ◽

KunSong Wang ◽

Caixing Huang ◽

Zihua Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Inguinal Hernia ◽

Conservative Treatment ◽

Blood Loss ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Clinical Application ◽

Operation Time ◽

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Indirect Inguinal Hernia ◽

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia

Background: Current investigation was conducted to explore the clinical application of self-made electric hook in laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair.Methods: Randomized controlled trial was conducted that compared two groups of patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair from 2013 to 2017 at our institution. A laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair with beak-like electrocoagulation instrument as modified trans-abdominal preperitoneal prosthesis was performed on 42 patients. As a comparison, 40 patients with traditional TAPP were collected and analyzed. In the end, we compared the operation time, blood loss, complications, and recurrence of two groups.Results: 82 patients have successfully completed surgery without conversion to open inguinal hernia repair. Patients were follow-up visited for 18 to 78 months, and no recurrence was found. 1 case of scrotal edema occurred using a self-made electric hook in modified TAPP, and cured by conservative treatment. In traditional TAPP group, there was 1 case of postoperative seroma, which cured by conservative treatment. There was no significant difference between these 2 groups in terms of complications and recurrence (p>0. 05). However, the differences in operation time and blood loss were significant (p<0. 05).Conclusions: Self-made electrical hook showed in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair of indirect inguinal hernia has the advantages of shortening operation time, reducing bleeding, easing the difficulty of operation, and improving the safety of surgery, it is worthy of further clinical application.

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Outcome of tension free open mesh repair of inguinal hernia

Journal of Surgical Sciences ◽

10.3329/jss.v22i1.44010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 21-24

Author(s):

Mohammad Masum ◽

Md Aminul Islam ◽

Masflque Ahmed Bhuiyan ◽

Kazi Mazharul Lslam ◽

Md Selim Morshed ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Inguinal Hernia ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Inguinal Hernia Repair ◽

Mesh Repair ◽

Groin Hernia ◽

Synthetic Mesh ◽

Indirect Inguinal Hernia ◽

Prolene Mesh ◽

Tension Free ◽

Open Mesh Repair

Background: In the practice of General Surgery, hernia repair is the second most common procedure after appendectomy. Several methods have been developed over the years to try to improve hernia repair. Good result can be expected using Bassini's, McVay's, Shouldice's techniques provided the exact nature of hernia is recognized and the repair is done without tension using healthy tissue. The introduction of synthetic mesh started a new era in hernia surgery. The use of synthetic mesh repair of primary and recurrent hernias has gradually gained acceptance among surgeons. Objective: To find out the outcome and complications of open inguinal hernia repair with prolene mesh. Methods: This is a prospective cross sectional study conducted at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, from December, 2011 to May, 2012. One hundred patients of inguinal hernia admitted in different surgical units of BSMMU, Dhaka for elective surgery were studied. We have given 1 gm ijv Cephradine per operatively and then 500 gm cephradine ijv 6 hourly for 24 hours followed by oral form of Cephradine for next 5 days. Polypropylene mesh of 11 cm x 7 cm size was used in all cases. All the operations were done by open tension free prolene mesh repair technique. Patients were followed for one year to see the outcome. Results: Out of 100 cases of inguinal hernia, 71 patients (71%) had indirect inguinal hernia and 29 cases (29%) had direct inguinal hernia; 90 cases (90%) were primary hernia and only 10 cases (10%) were recurrent hernia; 58 cases were right sided, 34 cases (34%) were left sided and 8 cases (8%) were bilateral. Complications of mesh repair of groin hernia in this study included wound infection (5%), scrotal oedema (2%), mesh infection (0%), scrotal hematoma (2%), echymoces of peri-incisional skin (5%), early wound and groin pain (7%), chronic inguinodynia (2%), hernia recurrence (1%). Conclusion: In the present study an attempt is made to evaluate the outcome of patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair by prolene mesh. The results confirm that Lichtenstein tension free mesh repair of inguinal hernia is safe and reliable for both primary and recurrent groin hernia, with less recurrence rate. Patient's compliance was good with minimum morbidity. Journal of Surgical Sciences (2018) Vol. 22 (1): 21-24

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