Open AccessCardiff repair of incisional hernia: a university hospital experience
Author(s) -
Shukla Vijay K.,
Gupta Anurag,
Singh Harbans,
Pandey Manoj,
Gautam Amitabh
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
european journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1741-9271
pISSN - 1102-4151
DOI - 10.1080/110241598750004490
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , prolene , incisional hernia , hernia , abdomen , prospective cohort study , wound infection
Abstract Objective: To analyse our results of the “Cardiff” (far and near) repair in incisional hernias. Design: Prospective study. Setting: University hospital, Varanasi, India. Subjects: 50 patients who presented with incisional hernias between January 1990 and December 1994. Intervention: Interrupted far‐and‐near sutures inserted after excision of the sac. The contents were pushed into the abdomen and the peritoneum sutured with non‐absorable polypropylene (prolene). Main outcome measures: Early and late morbidity. Six patients developed postoperative complications (wound infection, n = 3; flap necrosis, n = 2; and wound sinus, n = 1). No patient has been lost to follow up and there have been no signs of recurrence after a mean follow up of 52 months. Conclusion: The meticulous application of this simple surgical technique has low morbidity and is cost effective. We recommend it for small and medium size defects. Copyright © 1998 Taylor and Francis Ltd.