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“Tension-free” herniorrhaphy for groin hernias in patients with cirrhosis: Report of four cases

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Tension-free herniorraphies were carried out using either the Mesh Plug repair (M-P) or Perfix plug technique (P-P) in four patients with cirrhosis. Three patients had a lateral inguinal hernia, and the other had bilateral inguinal and femoral hernias. The patients’ ages ranged from 55 to 80 years. The Child-Pugh classifications showed that one was A, two were B, and one was C. The main complaint in two patients was a difficult reduction and the others had discomfort. An M-P was performed in the three patients with inguinal hernias and an M-P was performed for the femoral hernias and a P-P for the inguinal hernias in the patient with both inguinal and femoral hernias. Two patients had fluid collection under the incision and one of them required a single puncture. However, the others had no related complications after the operation. One patient died due to liver failure without recurrence of the groin hernias 31 months after the operation. The others had no recurrence and no related symptoms from 5 to 52 months after the operation.

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Inagaki, M., Goto, J., Okayama, T. et al. “Tension-free” herniorrhaphy for groin hernias in patients with cirrhosis: Report of four cases. Surg Today 39, 540–543 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-008-3872-x

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