Prophylactic Ilioinguinal Neurectomy During Open Tension-Free Inguinal Hernia Repair

postoperative chronic inguinal pain is a common postoperative complication after open inguinal hernia repair.

Chronic inguinal pain is a common complication following open inguinal hernia repair. Ilioinguinal nerve entrapment is a common cause of this chronic pain which may adversely affect the patients' life. Ilioinguinal neurectomy seems to be beneficial in preventing such pain, but it carries the risk for numbness and hypoesthesia.

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Key information

Conditions

Ilioinguinal Nerve Section Hernioplasty Pain Prevention

Age range

16 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

yasmine Hegab

Zagazig, 7120730, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

the study included all adult patients operated on for unilateral inguinal hernia by Lichtenstein tension-free mesh hernioplasty with or without ilioinguinal neurectomy.

Exclusion criteria

patients with recurrent inguinal hernia, bilateral inguinal hernia repair, or huge inguinoscrotal hernia were excluded. Diabetic patients as well as, patients with suspected inguinal hernia recurrence at the time of the questionnaire were excluded.

Treatment and study plan

ilioinguinal nerve section

Procedure

patients operated on by open inguinal hernioplasty with ilioinguinal neurectomy

Primary outcomes

detect postoperative pain using short form inguinal pain questionnaire

Time frame: 3 months following operation then continous

ask the patient for presence of postoperative pain using short form inguinal pain questionnaire

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Zagazig University

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

Prophylactic Ilioinguinal Neurectomy During Open Tension-Free Inguinal Hernia Repair for Prevention of Chronic Postoperative Pain

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Mar 25, 2024
Registry last updated: Mar 25, 2024

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