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ArticleWideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques2022

Feasibility of laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair with lateral umbilical fold covering internal inguinal ring combined with patch repair.

En-Wen Xu, Zhong-Qi Mao, Hua-Chun Wang, Lei Li, Yan-Hui Si, Wei-Wei Zhang

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Article in Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

En-Wen XuDepartment of General Surgery, Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhong-Qi MaoThe First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Hua-Chun WangDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Suzhou Science and Technology City Hospital, Suzhou Jiangsu, China.
Lei LiDepartment of General Surgery, Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yan-Hui SiDepartment of General Surgery, Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wei-Wei ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Public Health Clinical Center Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNSuzhou University of Science and Technology · CN

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Abstract

Introduction: For an indirect inguinal hernia (IIH), it is a challenge to repair the internal inguinal ring (IIR) with self-tissue reconstruction in laparoscopic repair. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of covering the IIR with the lateral umbilical fold (LUF) combined with patch repair in laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair. Material and methods: Patients with IIH treated by trans-abdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) hernia repair at the Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Centre between September 2019 and March 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. In group I (n = 57) the LUF was overturned and sutured to cover the IIR under a laparoscope and subsequently repaired with a patch. In group II (n = 62), the IIR was not covered by the LUF but only repaired with a self-gripping mesh. Results: We noted a longer suture time in group I than in group II. Although the LUF was covered after suturing, no significant difference in postoperative pain was observed between the two groups. However, significant differences in surgery time and hospitalization cost (p < 0.05) were found. One case of recurrence was observed in group II. Conclusions: The LUF can be used in IIH to cover the IIR and is a feasible approach. The LUF covering the IIR has no significant difference in pain.

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indirect inguinal herniainferior epigastric vesselslaparoscopiclateral umbilical foldself-gripping meshtrans-abdominal preperitoneal

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