Prophylactic Ilioinguinal Neurectomy During Open Tension-Free Inguinal Hernia Repair

Zagazig University196 enrolled

Overview

postoperative chronic inguinal pain is a common postoperative complication after open inguinal hernia repair. Chronic inguinal pain is a common complication following open inguinal hernia repair. Ilioinguinal nerve entrapment is a common cause of this chronic pain which may adversely affect the patients' life. Ilioinguinal neurectomy seems to be beneficial in preventing such pain, but it carries the risk for numbness and hypoesthesia.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

196

Conditions

Ilioinguinal Nerve Section Pain Prevention Hernioplasty

Interventions

ilioinguinal nerve sectionPROCEDURE

patients operated on by open inguinal hernioplasty with ilioinguinal neurectomy

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- the study included all adult patients operated on for unilateral inguinal hernia by Lichtenstein tension-free mesh hernioplasty with or without ilioinguinal neurectomy. Exclusion Criteria: * patients with recurrent inguinal hernia, bilateral inguinal hernia repair, or huge inguinoscrotal hernia were excluded. Diabetic patients as well as, patients with suspected inguinal hernia recurrence at the time of the questionnaire were excluded.

Locations (1)

yasmine Hegab

Zagazig, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

detect postoperative pain using short form inguinal pain questionnaire

ask the patient for presence of postoperative pain using short form inguinal pain questionnaire

Time frame: 3 months following operation then continous

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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