Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty, experience at IESS Chone Basic Hospital

Lichtenstein's inguinal hernioplasty

Authors

  • Orelvis Rodríguez Palmero Hospital básico IESS Chone, docente del ITSUP
  • Liseidy Ordaz Marín Hospital básico MSP Jipijapa
  • Agustín Marcos García Andrade Hospital básico IESS Chone
  • María Del Rosario Herrera Velázquez Hospital básico IESS Chone, director médico

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v1i16.248

Keywords:

Keywords: Inguinal hernia; Hernioplasty; mesh; Lichtenstein's technique.

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction: Inguinal hernia continues to be a challenge for surgeons despite the application of stress-free techniques with the use of meshes, relapse rates remain high. Objective: To evaluate the results of the application of Lichtenstein's stress-free repair technique. Methods: A descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional study was conducted in 215 patients diagnosed with inguinal hernia, from August 2017 to August 2019, at the basic hospital of the Ecuadorian social security institute of Chone, Manabí, Ecuador. Results: 215 patients were operated, the age range with the highest number of patients was 50 to 59 with 71 cases, the male sex reports 95% of cases, for the classification of hernias was used that of Nyhus, the type IIIb of this classification was that of  the highest prevalence with 54.3%, in terms of location of the hernia and its clinical form of presentation, the right side was the most affected with 127 cases, and the clinical form of primary hernia with 96.2%, was high blood pressure the highest weighting functionality with 46  seroma from the wound was presented as a complication in 11 patients.

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Published

2020-06-30

How to Cite

Rodríguez Palmero, O., Ordaz Marín, L., García Andrade, A. M., & Herrera Velázquez, M. D. R. (2020). Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty, experience at IESS Chone Basic Hospital: Lichtenstein’s inguinal hernioplasty. Sinapsis, 1(16). https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v1i16.248

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