1 Nov 2002Article
SURGERY OF GROIN HERNIA IN THE ELDERLY
M.G. Schiavo 1A. Tonante 1F. Taranto 1C. D’Alia 1E. Gagliano 1L. Bonanno 1G. Giuseppe 1D. Pagano 1G. Sturniolo 1
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Article Info
1 U.O. di Chirurgia Generale VI; Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche Generali e Speciali;Università degli Studi di Messina
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2002, 73(6), 623-627;
Published: 1 Nov 2002
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Abstract
The authors report their 14 years experiences with inguinal hernia repair in elderly. The result were compared with young (<75 years old), and confirmed that there were no significant differences between the 2 groups. The study confirmed the safety and effectiveness of the “tension-free” technique under local anaesthesia, which is proposed as the treatment of choice in elderly.
Keywords
- Groin hernia
- elderly
- local anaeshesia
