Treatments of inguinal hernias by celioscopy. Preliminary results apropos of 162 cases
Johanet, H.; Cossa, J.P.; Roussel, J.Y.; Le Goff, J.Y.; Marmuse, J.P.; Benhamou, G.
Annales de Chirurgie 48(6): 507-511
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-3944 PMID: 7847698 Document Number: 429294
Mesch insertion is a reliable means for repairing inguinal hernias. Results in 162 patients treated laparoscopically via an intraperitoneal approach are reviewed herein. Analgesics were not required after the first postoperative day in 71% of patients. Fourteen patients were treated on a day-care basis. There were two recurrences due to inadequate fixation of the mesch to Cooper's ligament. The two patients who developed an infection did not require removal of the patch and had a strong, completely healed wall at the follow-up evaluation after four and ten months, respectively. The number of patients and duration of follow-up are still inadequate. However, these preliminary data warrant continued use and evaluation of this technique.