Open Onlay Mesh Repair for Abdominal Incisional Hernia | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 25, Issue 4, December 2012, Pages 347-351 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Adil Karim Alhamdani; Jasim Abed Albedr; Hadeel J. Abd | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: The incisional hernias still continue to be a serious problem and challenge for surgeons. Objective: To see the relative effectiveness of open Onlay mesh repair for incisional hernia in terms of clinical outcome, quality of life and rate of recurrence. Patients and methods: The study conducted at Al- Yermouk Teaching Hospital, Baghdad. Between April2006 - July 2009 out of fifty four patients operated upon for incisional hernia by open Onlay mesh graft type of repair. There were 19females and 35 males, with a mean age of 50. The clinical, surgical, and follow-up data were analyzed. Results: Mean operating time was 130 min, with an average hospital stay of 8 days. There was no mortality. Postoperative complications occurred in 33.25% of the patients. Most common complications were surgical site infection (SSI) 11.11%, recurrence of 9.25% and seroma 7.4%, respiratory complications 5.5%, DVT 1.85% were found after follow-up of 12- 18 months. Conclusion: The incisional hernia recurrence, morbidity & complications are significantly low in onlay mesh repair. Key words: Incisional hernia, open onlay repair, complications. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Incisional hernia; open onlay repair; complications | ||
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