They explain from the Clínica Digestivo Médico Quirúrgico, specialists in Digestive System and General Surgery, that inguinal and crural hernia are frequent surgical pathologies, and surgical interventions to repair them are among the most common procedures.
Surgical advances in hernia surgery techniques
Although many and varied techniques have been developed since the 19th century to address this pathology, the real change came about 30 years ago, with the concept of tension-free hernioplasty, based on the use of prosthetic materials, known as “meshes”. This technique brought benefits, since it reduced complications and recurrence of hernias operated on, as it eliminated the tension in the patient’s tissues used for surgical repair.
However, laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery is currently the great innovation, since it is the alternative to the aforementioned technique, and offers very significant benefits in the patient’s recovery. The following image shows how the process is performed, with only three incisions:
Advantages of laparoscopic surgery over other techniques.
The advantages of performing the process of inguinal hernia intervention with laparoscopy are many, since it is a minimally invasive surgery, which entails:
- reduced postoperative pain
- rapid recovery
- Significant shortening of the postoperative period, for return to work.
Types of inguinal hernia that can be operated on laparoscopically.
The majority of pathologies in which laparoscopic surgery is performed, since it provides very significant benefits, are bilateral hernias and patients with recurrent hernias (recurrence of hernias). However, there are also patients with unilateral hernias who request the technique.
Postoperative period for laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery
Laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia is performed as major outpatient surgery, with a hospital stay of approximately 4-6 hours, so it is not necessary to admit the patient.