Early Belgian experience with the Kugel patch inguinal hernia repair

Acta chirurgica Belgica
W HosteT Vierendeels

Abstract

The Kugel hernia repair is an open but minimally invasive, tension free repair, offering the advantages of a preperitoneal repair without the need for general anaesthesia. We report our initial experience with this technique in 25 inguinal hernia repairs. Operating time averaged 40 +/- 16 min, and one complication, a bladder tear, occurred intra-operatively. Patients were discharged after a median of 2 days and were then seen after 3 weeks and after at least one year. Three weeks postoperatively, there were two superficial skin inflammations and one haematoma. One year post-operatively no recurrences occurred but two patients complained of persistent inguinodynia. The Kugel hernia repair is a relatively new technique with a short operating time and minimal postoperative pain, but a learning curve, comparable to that of TEP has to be overcome in order to reproduce the results of its inventor.

Citations

Oct 31, 2008·ANZ Journal of Surgery·Junsheng LiWhenhao Tang

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