Recurrence and Patient Satisfaction After Laparoscopic Hernia Repair With Intraperitoneal Onlay-mesh (IPOM)

Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen348 enrolled

Overview

For laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, the technique to close the hernia gap is not well established. Mainly three techniques are currently applied: * no closure at all * extracorporal suturing of the gap * intracorporal suturing of the gap All three techniques have been applied at our hospital. Patients who received laparoscopic hernia repair between 2006 and 2011 will be identified from the patient database and will be contacted by phone to inquire about the outcome and the satisfaction of the surgery.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

348

Conditions

Ventral Hernia Recurrent Ventral Hernia

Interventions

hernia gap closurePROCEDURE

type of gap closure during laparoscopic repair of a ventral hernia: none, extracorporal, intracorporal

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * hernia repair between 2006 and 2011 * laparoscopic hernia repair using intraperitoneal onlay-mesh (IPOM) * patient agrees to be surveyed by phone Exclusion Criteria: * Patient rejects participation in survey * patient already rejected use of his/her data for research purposes at admittance to surgery

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Recurrence rate

Hernia recurrence at the time of phone survey (2 - 7 years after surgery)

Time frame: 7 years

Secondary Outcomes

Time to recurrence

time from surgery to hernia recurrence

Time frame: 7 years

Patient satisfaction

questionnaire with 4 items and 5 step Likert scales

Time frame: 2 - 7 years after surgery