ArticleSurgical endoscopy2011
Low risk of trocar site hernia repair 12 years after primary laparoscopic surgery.
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- Trocar site hernia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a 10-year single center experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Article
- Herniation formation in women undergoing robotically assisted laparoscopy or laparotomy for endometrial cancer.Gynecologic oncology · 2016Article
- No difference in incidence of port-site hernia and chronic pain after single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a nationwide prospective, matched cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2015Article
- Risk factors for prolonged operative time in single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2015Article
- High incidence of trocar site hernia after laparoscopic or robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Article
- Incidence of incisional hernia after cesarean delivery: a register-based cohort study.PloS one · 2014Article
- Incidence of trocar site herniation following robotic gynecologic surgery.Gynecologic oncology · 2013Article
- Experiences of single incision cholecystectomy.International journal of medical sciences · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe risk of trocar site hernia (TSH) may be 0-22%, but no large scaled data with long-term follow-up are available. The purpose of this study was to estimate the long-term risk of TSH repair.
methodsAll patients in Denmark who underwent a laparoscopic procedure in 1997 were identified using the Danish National Patient Register and followed during a 12-year period. Hospital records for patients with an incisional or umbilical hernia repair were tracked and manually analyzed for possible relationship between reoperation and the initial laparoscopy.
resultsWe included 7,626 patients. During follow-up, we identified 95 patients with TSH repair with a cumulative risk of 1.3% being lowest after minor gynecological procedures and appendectomy and highest after fundoplication, cholecystectomy, and oophorectomy. The TSH was mainly at the umbilicus site (n = 63, 66%), and 15 (16%) of the TSH repairs were performed as an emergency procedure.
conclusionsThe long-term risk of TSH repair is low, but the risk of an emergency operation for TSH is relatively high, which suggests that all patients with a TSH should be offered elective repair.
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