Open AccessSafety, feasibility and clinical outcome of minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair in patients with previous radical prostatectomy: A systematic review of the literature
Author(s) -
Davide La Regina,
Paolo Gaffuri,
Marcello Ceppi,
Andrea Saporito,
Matteo Ferrari,
Matteo Di Giuseppe,
Francesco Mongelli
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_218_18
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , inguinal hernia , surgery , hernia repair , hernia , general surgery , prostate cancer , cancer
Radical prostatectomy (RP) represents an important acquired risk factor for the development of primary inguinal hernias (IH) with an estimated incidence rates of 15.9% within the first 2 years after surgery. The prostatectomy-related preperitoneal fibrotic reaction can make the laparoendoscopic repair of the IH technically difficult, even if safety and feasibility have not been extensively evaluated yet. We conducted a systematic review of the available literature.