The choice of surgical treatment of inguinal hernia (literature review)

Abstract

Inguinal hernioplasty is one of the most common surgical procedures, but the long-term results of operations leave much to be desired: there are recurrences of hernias, chronic pain syndrome, violation of testicular function in men. A modern review of the literature on the most common surgical methods of treatment of inguinal hernias is presented. Separately, describes the methods of hernioplasty with using local tissue (autodermaplasty) and with the use of mesh implants (allohernioplasty). Material allohernioplasty set out on the basis of their surgical approaches are used: traditional (open) and laparoscopic. Special attention is paid to the necessary properties of the mesh implant, the choice of the method of its fixation. The advantages and disadvantages of the most common methods of hernioplasty are listed. Currently, there is no single standard for inguinal hernioplasty. The choice of the method is based on the experience of the surgeon, technical capabilities and desires of the patient. The most commonly used methods for autoplasty are Desarda and Shouldies, and among allogernioplasty - Liechtenstein technique (traditional surgical access) and laparoscopic methods (transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty, total extraperitoneal hernioplasty).