BACKGROUND: The risk of trocar site hernia (TSH) may be 0-22%, but no large scaled data with long-term follow-up are available. The purpose of this study was to estimate the long-term risk of TSH repair. METHODS: All patients in Denmark who underwent a laparoscopic procedure in 1997 were identified using the Danish National Patient Register and followed during a 12-year period. Hospital records for patients with an incisional or umbilical hernia repair were tracked and manually analyzed for possible relationship between reoperation and the initial laparoscopy. RESULTS: We included 7,626 patients. During follow-up, we identified 95 patients with TSH repair with a cumulative risk of 1.3% being lowest after minor gynecological procedures and appendectomy and highest after fundoplication, cholecystectomy, and oophorectomy. The TSH was mainly at the umbilicus site (n = 63, 66%), and 15 (16%) of the TSH repairs were performed as an emergency procedure. CONCLUSIONS: The long-term risk of TSH repair is low, but the risk of an emergency operation for TSH is relatively high, which suggests that all patients with a TSH should be offered elective repair.
BACKGROUND: The risk of trocar site hernia (TSH) may be 0-22%, but no large scaled data with long-term follow-up are available. The purpose of this study was to estimate the long-term risk of TSH repair. METHODS: All patients in Denmark who underwent a laparoscopic procedure in 1997 were identified using the Danish National Patient Register and followed during a 12-year period. Hospital records for patients with an incisional or umbilical hernia repair were tracked and manually analyzed for possible relationship between reoperation and the initial laparoscopy. RESULTS: We included 7,626 patients. During follow-up, we identified 95 patients with TSH repair with a cumulative risk of 1.3% being lowest after minor gynecological procedures and appendectomy and highest after fundoplication, cholecystectomy, and oophorectomy. The TSH was mainly at the umbilicus site (n = 63, 66%), and 15 (16%) of the TSH repairs were performed as an emergency procedure. CONCLUSIONS: The long-term risk of TSH repair is low, but the risk of an emergency operation for TSH is relatively high, which suggests that all patients with a TSH should be offered elective repair.
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