Hernia operations using laparoscopic hernioplasty on military personnel with a short hospitalization time

Laparoscopic hernioplasty was performed by either transabdominal preperitoneal or totally extraperitoneal approaches, The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that laparoscopic hernioplasty is a way to treat military personnel in the army with less pain and for the patients to return to an activ...

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Published in:Military medicine 2003-10, Vol.168 (10), p.835-839
Main Authors: CELENK, Tuncay, DEMIRBAS, Sezai, OGUN, Ibrahim, AKTA, Osman, KURT, Yavuz, YILDIZ, Mehmet, AKIN, M. Levhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Hernia, Inguinal - surgery
Hospitals, Military
Humans
Laparoscopy
Length of Stay
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Military Personnel
Postoperative Complications
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the digestive system
Time Factors
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Summary:Laparoscopic hernioplasty was performed by either transabdominal preperitoneal or totally extraperitoneal approaches, The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that laparoscopic hernioplasty is a way to treat military personnel in the army with less pain and for the patients to return to an active lifestyle in a short time. A total of 217 laparoscopic hernioplasty were performed in 192 patients. Eighty-eight hernias were operated by transabdominal preperitoneal and the 146 hernias were operated by totally extraperitoneal approach hernioplasty. The mean +/- SD operation times were 69.4 +/- 23.94 and 58.3 +/- 24.13 minutes for the transabdominal preperitoneal and the totally extraperitoneal approach, respectively (p = 0.42). Postoperative pain was monitored by the visual analog scale. Hospitalization time for patients without complications was significantly shorter (p = 0.02). Laparoscopic hernioplasty could be performed on military personnel who need to return to work quickly with a short hospitalization time, less pain, and lower recurrence rate.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.1093/milmed/168.10.835