TY - JOUR

T1 - Inguinal hernia repair with silk or polyglycolic acid sutures

T2 - A controlled trial with 5-years' follow-up

AU - Burcharth, Flemming

AU - Hahn-Pedersen, Jan

AU - Andersen, Bjørn

AU - Andersen, Jens Rikardt

N1 - (Ekstern)

PY - 1983

Y1 - 1983

N2 - Polyglycolic acid and silk sutures were used for repair of 321 direct inguinal hernias in 302 patients in a triple-blind randomized trial. A standardized McVay repair was used. A total of 28 recurrent hernias were diagnosed. The cumulated recurrence rate increased gradually to 6.5% after 2 years and to 10.4% after 5 years. No difference was found between polyglycolic acid and silk sutures. It is concluded that repair of direct inguinal hernias may be performed with the same safety with polyglycolic acid as with silk sutures.

AB - Polyglycolic acid and silk sutures were used for repair of 321 direct inguinal hernias in 302 patients in a triple-blind randomized trial. A standardized McVay repair was used. A total of 28 recurrent hernias were diagnosed. The cumulated recurrence rate increased gradually to 6.5% after 2 years and to 10.4% after 5 years. No difference was found between polyglycolic acid and silk sutures. It is concluded that repair of direct inguinal hernias may be performed with the same safety with polyglycolic acid as with silk sutures.

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U2 - 10.1007/BF01658093

DO - 10.1007/BF01658093

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 6349142

AN - SCOPUS:0020956207

VL - 7

SP - 416

EP - 418

JO - World Journal of Surgery

JF - World Journal of Surgery

SN - 0364-2313

IS - 3

ER -