Abstract:Objective:To discuss the value of tension-free hernia repair for umbilical hernia in adults.
Methods:Fourty-five adult patients with umbilical hernia were treated with tension-free hernia repair，including mesh plug-patch in 29 cases and prolene hernia system in 16 cases. The operative procedure, postoperative pain, patient′s ability recovery time, and complication and recurrence rate were studied.
Results:All cases were operated successfully. The mean operation time was 60 min. The only postoperative complications were 4 cases of subcutaneous seroma. The follow-up period ranged from 6 to 48 months and no recurrence was observed.
Conclusions:Tension-free hernia repair is a better surgical operation for umbilical hernia in adults, and it has many advantages, such as safety, rapid recovery, good early therapeutic effect and lower recurrence rate.