ORIGINAL ARTICLES   

Chirurgia 2009 June;22(3):133-38

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language: Italian

Tension free inguinal hernia repair. Evaluation at 5 and 10 years

Piccagliani L., Cerri P., Mauro A.

Clinica Chirurgica II, Dipartimento ad Attività Integrata di Chirurgia Generale e Specialità Chirurgiche Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italia

The aim of this study was to estimate, by a retrospective analysis, the patients treated for inguinal hernia with the “tension free” technique, through a follow-up comprised between five and ten years. The appraisal criteria have taken in consideration the recidivism, the intra- and postoperative complications, the postoperative pain, the quality of life and the patients’ degree of satisfaction.