Open AccessIntroduction of herniorraphy with mesh plug and patch
Author(s) -
Bringman Sven,
Ramel Stig,
Nyberg Björn,
Anderberg Bo
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-9271
pISSN - 1102-4151
DOI - 10.1080/110241500750009159
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , inguinal hernia , hernia , surgical mesh , hernia repair , prospective cohort study
Objective: To evaluate the introduction of the Perfix mesh plug and patch system for inguinal hernia repair. Design: Prospective consecutive follow‐up study. Setting: Teaching hospital, Sweden. Subjects: 139 patients with 145 hernias who were operated on for inguinal hernia with the Perfix mesh plug and patch technique during 1997. Main outcome measures: Operating time, sick leave, time to full recovery, morbidity, recurrence rate. Results: The median operating time was 35 minutes (range 15–105) and the mean follow‐up was 9 months (range 4–13). Office workers required a mean of 7 days off work (range 0–43) and manual workers 15 days (range 0–90). Retired patients took 21 days (0–30) to recover fully, office workers 22 days (7–70), manual workers 30 days (7–90), students 34 days (0–60) and unemployed patients 60 days (21–150). There were 17 minor complications within 30 days and 2 recurrences during the follow up period. Conclusion: Herniorraphy with a mesh plug and patch can easily be introduced with good short‐term results. Copyright © 2000 Taylor and Francis Ltd.