ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2015
Results of prosthetic mesh repair in the emergency management of the acutely incarcerated and/or strangulated groin hernias: a 10-year study.
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- The safety of polypropylene mesh in repairing incarcerated or strangulated hernias with organ resection.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Mesh versus non-mesh for emergency groin hernia repair.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Implications of the presence of the vermiform appendix inside an inguinal hernia (Amyand's hernia): a systematic review of the literature.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness and Safety of Mesh Repair for Incarcerated or Strangulated Hernias: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing the use of prophylactic mesh to standard midline closure in the reduction of incisional herniae.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Pooled it
- A retrospective cohort study of open preperitoneal repair versus open suture repair for the treatment of emergency femoral hernia.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Clinical analysis of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty (TAPP) for incarcerated inguinal hernia.Medicine · 2026Article
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- Neglected Inguinal Hernia Progressing to Strangulation: Surgical Implications and the Importance of Early Repair.Cureus · 2025Article
- Machine learning-based radiomic nomogram from unenhanced computed tomography and clinical data predicts bowel resection in incarcerated inguinal hernia.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Strangulated Inguinal Hernia With Intraperitoneal Proximal Bowel Perforation: An Unusual Presentation.Cureus · 2025Article
- Evidence-based, cost-effective management of abdominal wall hernias: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery emergency general surgery algorithms work group.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2025Article
- Suture repair versus mesh repair in elderly populations with incarcerated or strangulated groin hernia.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Establishment of a risk prediction model for bowel necrosis in patients with incarcerated inguinal hernia.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Article
- Is TAPP the Right alternative for patients undergoing emergency surgery for incarcerated inguinal hernia?Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2024Article
- Construction and validation of a predictive model for the risk of bowel resection in adults with incarcerated groin hernia.BMC surgery · 2023Article
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- The Utility of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Emergency Management of Femoral Hernias: A Systematic Review.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2023Review
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- Comparison of postoperative infection after emergency inguinal hernia surgery with enterectomy between mesh repair and non-mesh repair: a national database analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this prospective study was to present a 10-year experience with the use of prosthetic mesh repair in the management of the acutely incarcerated and/or strangulated groin hernias.
methodsPatients with acutely incarcerated and/or strangulated groin hernias were treated by emergency repair of the hernia using a Prolene mesh. The presence of non-viable intestine necessitating resection-anastomosis of the bowel was not considered a contraindication to the use of mesh.
resultsThe present study included 234 patients. Their age ranged from 16 to 85 years with a mean of 55.9 ± 17.7 years. The hernia was indirect inguinal in 201 patients (85.9%), direct inguinal in 5 patients 5 (2.1%), hernia of canal of nuck in 13 patients (5.6%) and femoral in 15 patients (6.4%). Thirty patients (12.8%) had recurrent hernias. Resection-anastomosis of non-viable small intestine was performed in 32 patients (13.7%). There were 5 perioperative mortalities (2.1%). Complications were encountered in 41 patients (17.5%) and included wound infection in 14 patients (6%), scrotal hematoma in 9 patients (3.8%), chest infection in 8 patients (3.4%), deep vein thrombosis in 2 patients (0.9%), transient deterioration of liver function in 11 patients (4.7%) and mesh infection in 1 patient (0.5%). Follow-up duration ranged from 6 to 120 months with a mean of 62.5 ± 35.3 months. Two recurrences (0.9%) were encountered throughout the study period.
conclusionsThe use of prosthetic mesh repair in the emergency management of the acutely incarcerated and/or strangulated groin hernias is safe. The presence of non-viable intestine cannot be regarded as a contraindication for prosthetic repair.
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