Xuelu Zhou1. 1. Department of Surgery, Affiliated Dongguan Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 61 Dongmen Road, Dongguan, 523003 Guangdong, People's Republic of China. zhouxuelu@tom.com
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes following the posterior or anterior approach of Kugel repair for the surgical treatment of inguinal hernias. METHODS: Patients with inguinal hernias who were treated using the original posterior approach (P group, n: 1262) and the anterior approach (A group, n: 1119) in China between 2003 and 2008 were evaluated retrospectively. The operation time, hospital stay, postoperative complications and recurrence after surgery were assessed and compared statistically in both groups. RESULTS: The age, gender, types of hernia, operation time, hospital stay and the follow-up were comparable in the two groups. The operation time was 44.16 ± 12.66 min in the P group and 49.45 ± 14.34 min in the A group (P > 0.05). There were no significant differences in the incidence of hematoma, seroma and urinary retention, but the rate of incisional infection and severe pain in the A group were significantly lower than that in the P group (P < 0.05). The rate of recurrence differed significantly between the two groups with eleven in the P group (0.87 %) and one in the A group (0.09 %) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The lower rate of incisional infection, severe pain after surgery and much lower recurrence show the superiority of the anterior approach in comparison to the posterior approach for a Kugel repair of inguinal hernias.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes following the posterior or anterior approach of Kugel repair for the surgical treatment of inguinal hernias. METHODS:Patients with inguinal hernias who were treated using the original posterior approach (P group, n: 1262) and the anterior approach (A group, n: 1119) in China between 2003 and 2008 were evaluated retrospectively. The operation time, hospital stay, postoperative complications and recurrence after surgery were assessed and compared statistically in both groups. RESULTS: The age, gender, types of hernia, operation time, hospital stay and the follow-up were comparable in the two groups. The operation time was 44.16 ± 12.66 min in the P group and 49.45 ± 14.34 min in the A group (P > 0.05). There were no significant differences in the incidence of hematoma, seroma and urinary retention, but the rate of incisional infection and severe pain in the A group were significantly lower than that in the P group (P < 0.05). The rate of recurrence differed significantly between the two groups with eleven in the P group (0.87 %) and one in the A group (0.09 %) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The lower rate of incisional infection, severe pain after surgery and much lower recurrence show the superiority of the anterior approach in comparison to the posterior approach for a Kugel repair of inguinal hernias.