J Korean Surg Soc.  2006 Jul;71(1):39-42.

Comparison between Lichtenstein and Prolene Hernia System (PHS) in Anterior Tension-Free, Inguinal & Femoral Hernioplasty

• Min HS
• Shin DW
• Kim ID
• Kim KH
• Suh BS
• Kim SW
• Park JS

Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to see if there are any differences in the post-surgical outcomes between 2 tension-free hernioplasty methods.
METHODS
We selected those patients with unilateral, bilateral inguinal hernias and femoral hernias who had undergone Lichtenstein n=224) and PHS (n=62) mesh hernioplasty at the Pundang Jaesang Hospital, Department of Surgery, between January 2000 and February 2004, and compared the post-surgical results of each method. The factors analyzed for this comparative study included the patient's age, gender, operation time, length of hospital stay, use of analgesics, cost and recurrences.
RESULTS
The results from the statistic showed significant differences between the 2 methods with respect to postoperative pain, cost, duration of hospital stay and recurrences.
CONCLUSION
The PHS hernioplasty is a superior method to that of Lichtenstein's herni-oplasty in terms of hospital stay, operation time, postoperative pain & recurrences.

Keyword

Lichtenstein repair; PHS; Tension-free hernioplasty

MeSH Terms

Analgesics
Hernia*
Hernia, Femoral
Hernia, Inguinal
Herniorrhaphy*
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Length of Stay
Pain, Postoperative
Polypropylenes*
Recurrence
Analgesics
Polypropylenes