Objective To explore the cause and treatment of chronic pain after tension-free repair of inguinal hernia.
Methods 〗The clinical data of 426 cases with inguinal hernia underwent the tension-free hernioplasty during February 2002 to September 2007 were retrospectively analyzed.
Results 〗Tension-free hernioplasty was performed to all patients. According to operative methods, they were divided into two groups: polypropylene filling group (n=210) and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) mycromesh group (n=216). The chronic pain rate after operation, polypropylene filling group (9.0%, 19/210) was significantly higher than e-PTFE mycromesh group (4.2%, 9/216), P<0.05.
Conclusion 〗The tension-free repair by e-PTFE mycromesh has less pain in the inguinal hernia due to the material is more suitable to human physiology, more soft and light, with less complications.
Citation: WU Q iang,YU Y ou,WANG C an. Cause and Treatment of Chronic Pain after Tension-Free Repair of Inguinal Hernia. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2009, 16(2): 95-97. doi: Copy