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LAPAROSCOPIC EXTRAPERITONEAL INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR USING A BALLOON DISSECTION TECHNIQUE
Author(s) -
Cable R. L.,
Gilling P. J.,
Jones W. O.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02246.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dissection (medical) , balloon , surgery , inguinal hernia , hernia , entrapment , general surgery
A laparoscopic extraperitoneal approach using a balloon dissection technique was used to repair 40 inguinal hernias in 35 patients. The initial experience with this method is presented. Thirty‐four of these hernias were indirect, five direct and one sliding. Three were recurrent hernias. The operation time ranged from 40 to 135 min. Thirty‐two of the patients stayed overnight in the hospital; Three stayed 2 nights. Return to normal activities ranged from 3 to 21 days. None of the patients had problems with nerve entrapment and to date there have been no recurrences of the hernias following the repairs. The procedure has been very well‐tolerated by all patients.