Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Approach with Negative Pressure Drainage for Giant Inguinal Hernia

Background: Giant inguinal hernia (GIH) is a rare disease but it can cause serious complications, such as intestinal obstruction and strangulation. Few studies have explored surgical treatment with respect to the transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) approach or measures to reduce the occurrence of postoperative seroma. Purpose: To investigate the safety and efficacy of the TAPP approach with negative pressure drainage in GIHs. Methods: From January 2017 to December 2019, 32 patients who underwent TAPP procedures with negative pressure drainage for GIHs at our hospital were reviewed. Demographic information, surgical characteristics, and follow-up data were obtained. Results: The mean age of the patients was 66, and more than half of them had medical comorbidities. All GIHs were defined as Type 1 and were successfully repaired through the TAPP approach with negative pressure drainage. The mean operative time was 146 minutes (range 122-251). After surgery, the mean drainage time was 7 days (range 5-10 days), and the mean volume of drainage in each patient was 820 mL (range 655-1020 mL). Complications occurred in 3 cases. For 1 case, the inferior epigastric artery was injured during surgery. A seroma was observed in 1 patient, which occurred 2 days after removal of the drainage tube. Finally, 1 patient developed an umbilical puncture site infection, and the wound healed after changing the dressing. The mean follow-up was 13 months (range 1-32), and there was no recurrence or mesh infection during that time. Conclusion: TAPP is a safe and effective approach for treating Type 1 GIHs with low operative complications. Negative pressure drainage through the scrotum to the preperitoneal space may reduce the incidence of seroma. Recurrence of hernias was not observed, and chronic pain seldom occurred during the follow-up period in our study.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A - 31(2021), 8 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 931-936

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Luo, Hailong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Haolong [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Jianming [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yikuan [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Xiaotong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Haiyang [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Bo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic pain
Giant inguinal hernia
Journal Article
Recurrence
Seroma
Transabdominal preperitoneal repair

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Date Completed 19.08.2021

Date Revised 19.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/lap.2020.0700

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315916621