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Open surgery is best for hernia

Posted by drketanvagholkar on Sun, 04 Apr 2010

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Hernia is a common surgical disorder.It can give rise to complication s if left untreated. Most of them could be life threatening. Hence it happens to be a surgical emergency. Various modalities have been offered for hernia repair.The most important aspect is the surgical expertise of the surgeon.All depends upon the skills of the surgeon. The best repair still happens to be open repair. The stay of the patient in hospital is only 3 days.Incisional hernias should be be treated at least after a t... Read More

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drketanvagholkar 14 May 10 4:41 AM Every surgical technique has advantages and disadvantages. The onus lies on the surgeon to judiciously choose the optimum procedure for the patient. Most of the laproscope are market driven stunts. This is just overdoing a simple procedure just because the West are doing it. The companies marketing these products provide great incentives. It is the technical foundation of a procedure which should be a choice rather than done as a herd mentality. Laproscope gall bladder surgery clearly out weighs open surgery whereas lap appendix is not a very convincing a procedure as open appendectomy. The same applies to hernias. Ventral hernias are a challenge to the surgeon. Lap repair does not address all the technical issues associated with this disease. Lap surgery in case of ventral hernias is just a cover up surgery.
patta.radhakrishna 13 May 10 12:02 PM About 60-70 percent of inguinal hernia as well as Ventral hernia all over the world are done by laproscope. For Ventral hernia laparoscopic mesh repair is of very high standard today. You will not be surprised to see future editions of surgical text books saying that hernia repair can also be done by open method. Similar arguments were there for gall bladder surgery a decade ago. Times are changing and just not that patients are opting for laproscope hernia repair also.

drketanvagholkar

14 May 10
4:41 AM

Every surgical technique has advantages and disadvantages. The onus lies on the surgeon to judiciously choose the optimum procedure for the patient. Most of the laproscope are market driven stunts. This is just overdoing a simple procedure just because the West are doing it. The companies marketing these products provide great incentives. It is the technical foundation of a procedure which should be a choice rather than done as a herd mentality. Laproscope gall bladder surgery clearly out weighs open surgery whereas lap appendix is not a very convincing a procedure as open appendectomy. The same applies to hernias. Ventral hernias are a challenge to the surgeon. Lap repair does not address all the technical issues associated with this disease. Lap surgery in case of ventral hernias is just a cover up surgery.

patta.radhakrishna

13 May 10
12:02 PM

About 60-70 percent of inguinal hernia as well as Ventral hernia all over the world are done by laproscope. For Ventral hernia laparoscopic mesh repair is of very high standard today. You will not be surprised to see future editions of surgical text books saying that hernia repair can also be done by open method. Similar arguments were there for gall bladder surgery a decade ago. Times are changing and just not that patients are opting for laproscope hernia repair also.