Masaki Wakasugi1, Junichi Hasegawa2, Yoshihiro Ikeda3. 1. Department of Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, 1179-3 Nagasone-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 591-8025, Japan. wakasugimasaki@gmail.com. 2. Department of Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, 1179-3 Nagasone-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 591-8025, Japan. 3. Okayama Inguinal Hernia Day Surgery Gi Surgical Clinic, 2-7-25 Nakasendo, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, 700-0964, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (SILS-TEP) with tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) at a day-surgery clinic. METHODS: We analyzed, retrospectively, 2148 patients who underwent SILS-TEP under general anesthesia with TLA between April, 2015 and March, 2020 at Gi surgical clinic, to evaluate their operative outcomes. The TLA agent, consisting of normal saline and lidocaine with epinephrine and ropivacaine, was injected during surgery. RESULTS: The median operative times for unilateral and bilateral hernia were 50 min and 75 min, respectively. Blood loss was minimal in all patients. Conversion to the Lichtenstein method was required in 4% (91/2148) of patients. The median recovery room stay was 125 min and no analgesics were required in the recovery room by 75% (1613/2148) of the patients. All the patients left the clinic on the day of surgery. Complications developed in 6.5% (139/2148) of the patients, as seromas in 6% (125/2148), wound infections in 0.4% (8/2148), and hematomas in 0.2% (4/2148), respectively. Bowel injury and obstruction each occurred in 0.05% (1/2148) of the patients. There were no hernia recurrences. CONCLUSION: SILS-TEP with TLA can be performed safely at a day-surgery clinic.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (SILS-TEP) with tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) at a day-surgery clinic. METHODS: We analyzed, retrospectively, 2148 patients who underwent SILS-TEP under general anesthesia with TLA between April, 2015 and March, 2020 at Gi surgical clinic, to evaluate their operative outcomes. The TLA agent, consisting of normal saline and lidocaine with epinephrine and ropivacaine, was injected during surgery. RESULTS: The median operative times for unilateral and bilateral hernia were 50 min and 75 min, respectively. Blood loss was minimal in all patients. Conversion to the Lichtenstein method was required in 4% (91/2148) of patients. The median recovery room stay was 125 min and no analgesics were required in the recovery room by 75% (1613/2148) of the patients. All the patients left the clinic on the day of surgery. Complications developed in 6.5% (139/2148) of the patients, as seromas in 6% (125/2148), wound infections in 0.4% (8/2148), and hematomas in 0.2% (4/2148), respectively. Bowel injury and obstruction each occurred in 0.05% (1/2148) of the patients. There were no hernia recurrences. CONCLUSION:SILS-TEP with TLA can be performed safely at a day-surgery clinic.
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Keywords:
Day surgery; Inguinal hernia; Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS); Totally extraperitoneal repair (TEP); Tumescent local anesthesia (TLA)