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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery2022

LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR: THE LONG-TERM ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

Gustavo Rodrigues Alves Castro, Andressa Zilles, Larissa Dill Gazzola, Renar Brito Barros, José Alfredo Sadowski, Camila Roginski Guetter

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Gustavo Rodrigues Alves CastroFaculdades Pequeno Príncipe - Curitiba (PR), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4815-1425
Andressa ZillesFaculdades Pequeno Príncipe - Curitiba (PR), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4497-0685
Larissa Dill GazzolaFaculdades Pequeno Príncipe - Curitiba (PR), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-5129
Renar Brito BarrosSugisawa Hospital - Curitiba (PR), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0411-9159
José Alfredo SadowskiSugisawa Hospital - Curitiba (PR), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5438-3439
Camila Roginski GuetterJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Baltimore (MD), United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7918-4580

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backgroundLaparoscopic approaches to inguinal hernia repair include transabdominal extraperitoneal and transabdominal preperitoneal, both of which are widely performed and employ mesh. Indicators of success for these surgical procedures include incidence of complications, time to return to daily activities, incidence of postoperative chronic pain, and the long-term postoperative patient satisfaction.

objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate and compare long-term postoperative incidence of chronic pain and overall quality of life among patients undergoing transabdominal extraperitoneal or transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.

methodsThis was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Medical records were analyzed, and the SF-36 questionnaire and Visual Analog Scale were applied to assess quality of life and chronic pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair between January 2017 and February 2021.

resultsA total of 167 patients status post laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, who were 3 months postoperatively or longer, were included in the study. Among the early complications seen, seroma was most common in the transabdominal preperitoneal group (p=0.04). Subsequently, 40 of the initial 167 patients answered to the survey instrument (SF-36 and Visual Analog Scale). Mean patient-reported pain (Visual Analog Scale score) was statistically similar between groups, with 1.29 for transabdominal preperitoneal and 1.68 for transabdominal extraperitoneal (p=0.92). In the domains evaluated by the SF-36, there was no significant difference between the samples.

conclusionBoth transabdominal extraperitoneal and transabdominal preperitoneal techniques for hernia repair have similar results in the late postoperative period regarding quality of life and prevalence of chronic pain. They are also comparable in terms of major early postoperative complications, except for seroma, with a higher incidence in patients undergoing transabdominal preperitoneal.

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Chronic PainHernia, InguinalLaparoscopyCross-Sectional StudiesHerniorrhaphyHumansPostoperative PainProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSeromaSurgical MeshTreatment Outcome

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PMCPMC9668270

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