Abstract Littre's hernia (LH) is a very rare presentation in patients presenting with hernias. It the presence of Meckel's diverticulum (MD) sac. However, it usually presents obstruction or strangulation. We are reporting here case 42-year-old male patient who presented an irreducible swelling left inguinal region. The diagnosis incarcerated indirect was made preoperatively. Intraoperative find...

In order to compare the effects of Bassini and tension-free mesh hernioplasty, a total of 552 patients with inguinal hernia who were subjected to surgical treatment in our hospital were randomly divided into the following two groups: the Bassini group (n = 269) and the tension-free mesh group (n = 283). The recurrence rates, pain, discomfort, and other complications were recorded, and the cause...

INTRODUCTION The use of tissue adhesives can be an alternative to suture fixation of the mesh, but experience in their use is very limited. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective descriptive study was conducted on a group of 35 patients with inguinal hernias repaired by sutureless hernioplasty (20 by open and 15 by endoscopic), the prosthesis was fixed with a synthetic adhesive (n-hexyl-α-cyanoac...

BACKGROUND There is no gold standard technique for umbilical hernia (UH) repair. Conventional open UH repair often produces an undesirable scar. Laparoscopic UH repair requires multiple incisions beyond the umbilicus, specialized equipments, and expensive tissue separating mesh. We describe our technique of open UH repair utilizing a small incision. The technique was derived from our experience...

UNLABELLED The relationship between mesh weight and host tissue reaction has, so far, not been fully investigated. Lightweight meshes (LWM) are thought to give less inflammatory response compared with heavyweight meshes (HWM). The present study is a randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial performed in 61 patients who underwent an elective inguinal hernioplasty. The primary outcome o...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of different concentrations of ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia with regard to postoperative analgesic and patient's satisfaction in elderly patients undergoing inguinal hernioplasty in the People's Republic of China. METHODS A total of 60 patients (>75 years of age) who scheduled inguinal hernioplasty at the She...

Background: Laparoscopy has gained popularity over open surgery in the treatment of umbilical and para-umbilical hernia repair over the last decade due to better defining and cover of the abdominal defect, shorter post-operative stay, less pain and lesser complications. The aim of our study was to compare the two procedures in terms of duration of surgery,cost outcome, complications, recovery t...

HYPOTHESIS Selective non-stapling of the mesh during unilateral endoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty (TEP) may reduce postoperative pain and morbidity rate. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Division of general surgery at a university-affiliated teaching hospital. PATIENTS Two hundred patients who underwent TEP. INTERVENTION Endoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal h...

Objective : to evaluate the incidence of chronic pain and its impact on the quality of life of patients submitted to inguinal hernioplasty using the Lichtenstein technique. Methods : this was a descriptive, cross-sectional study of patients operated under spinal anesthesia from February 2013 to February 2015 and who had already completed six postoperative months. We questioned patients ab...