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• 2/3 are indirect and the remainder are direct inguinal hernias. 6
• Men are 25 times more likely to have a groin hernia than are
women.
• Pantaloon hernia.6
Presumed Causes of Groin Herniation
• RISKS VS BENEFITS
• +/-Relaxing incision
• Closure
7/12/20 Surgery M&M
Surgery M&M
• There has been quite a lot of progress in the field of
hernia surgery.
NUMBER OF PATIENTS
25
19 18
20 16
15
10 8
10
5 2
0
<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 >80
AGE GROUP
Emergent Operations
• Ten (9.9%) cases were emergency surgeries, with
incarceration in 6 and strangulation in 4.
70 65.3%
60
50
NUMBER OF PATIENTS
40
66
29.7%
30
20 30
10 5.0%
5
0
B/L LIH RIH
TYPE OF HERNIA
• Overall there were ten (10) direct hernias, seventy six
(76) indirect hernias, two (2) pantaloon hernias and
thirteen (13) cases were not specified.
72.3%
73
27.7%
28
TOTAL
NUMBER (%)
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
PATIENTS (%) IN PATIENTS (%) IN
COMPLICATION ELECTIVE GROUP EMERGENCY GROUP
16 (15.8)
Excessive pain 14 (15.4) 2 (20)
4 (4)
Urinary retention 4 (4.4) 0
1 (1)
Scrotal Haematoma 1 (1.2) 0
2 (2)
Paralytic ileus 0 2 (20)
0
Seroma 0 0
PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS ACCORDING TO TYPE OF SURGERY
Seroma 0 0
COMPLICATIONS
RECURRENCE 1 1.0%
0 5 10 15 20 25
NUMBER OF
NUMBER OF PATIENTS (%) IN
PATIENTS (%) IN EMERGENCY
COMPLICATION ELECTIVE GROUP GROUP
RECURRENCE 1 (1.1) 0
SSI 8 (8.8) 0
CORD OR TESTICULAR 0 0
MESH COMPLICATIONS 0 0
OSTEITIS PUBIS 0 0
THE LONG TERM COMPLICATIONS ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF REPAIR
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
PATIENTS (%) IN PATIENTS (%) IN
COMPLICATION MESH GROUP SUTURE GROUP
RECURRENCE 1 (1.3) 0
CHRONIC PAIN 14 (19.2) 8 (28.6)
SSI 5 (6.8) 3 (10.7)
SCROTAL HAEMATOMA 1 (1.3) 0
CORD OR TESTICULAR 0 0
MESH COMPLICATIONS 0 0
OSTEITIS PUBIS 0 0
DISCUSSION
• The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the
post-operative complication rate of these procedures was
higher than those done at tertiary or specialized centres.
Menakuru et al 5 6.2
Bay-Nielson et al3 23.6
Shouldice 21.9
Marcy 23.0
Litchenstein 24.8