Reoperation Rates after Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A 10-year Review at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Authors

  • Suragit Pornchai Department of Surgery, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Ronnarat Suvikapakornkul Department of Surgery, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Panuwat Lertsithichai Department of Surgery, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords:

Inguinal hernia, Herniorrhaphy, Reoperation rate, Mesh repair, Tissue repair, Loss to follow-up

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the reoperation rates for various inguinal hernia repairs using appropriate statistical methods, and to assess the effects of losses to follow up on these rates.

Methods: Medical charts of patients who underwent elective herniorrhaphy during January 1998 to December 2007 were reviewed. Cumulative reoperation rates were estimated using the Nelson-Aalen method.

Results: There were 1,852 hernia operations on 1,533 patients. There were 1,697 (92%) primary and 155 (8%) secondary hernias. Of these, 1,207 (65%) were tissue-based repairs and 645 (35%) were mesh-based repairs, of which 152 (8%) were laparoscopic repairs. There were 94 reoperations and 57% (981/1,727) loss to follow-up. The estimated overall reoperation rates were 17.4%, 27.8%, and 60.9% at 3, 5, and 10 years, respectively. Assuming complete 10-year follow-up for those lost to follow-up yielded reoperation rates of 4.9%, 6.1% and 7,1% at 3, 5, and 10 years respectively. Mesh-based repairs had slightly fewer reoperations than tissue-based repairs for primary hernias. Laparoscopic repairs had a slightly higher reoperation rate than open mesh repairs.

Conclusion: The reoperation rates in the present study were overestimated due to a high proportion of losses to follow-up. Mesh-based repairs including laparoscopic repairs did not differ significantly from tissue-based repairs in terms of reoperations.

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2011-03-31

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Pornchai S, Suvikapakornkul R, Lertsithichai P. Reoperation Rates after Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A 10-year Review at a Tertiary Care Hospital. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2011 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];32(1):13-20. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/249030

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