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- Title
Asymptomatic trocar site hernias: An underestimated complication of laparoscopy.
- Authors
Üstünyurt, Emin; Taşgöz, Fatma Nurgül; Tiğrak, Sefa
- Abstract
Objective: To estimate the exact incidence of trocar site hernia (TSH) through sonographic examination and to evaluate the predisposing risk factors of TSH. Materials and Methods: Three hundred patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for benign gynecologic indications were included in this study and called back for a follow-up visit. All patients underwent an ultrasound evaluation for the detection of TSH. Risk factors for TSH formation were investigated. Results: Twenty-five (8.3%) TSHs were diagnosed among 300 postoperative laparoscopies. The highest rate of TSH development among the surgeries was found in tubal ligation cases with 19%. Parity ≥3 [odds ratio (OR), 3.13; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21-8.09; p=0.018], and not closing fascia (OR: 6.74; 95% CI: 2.72-16.70; p<0.001) were statistically significant risk factors for the development of TSH in multivariate analysis. Conclusion: The prevalence of TSH is higher than previously reported, and ultrasonographic examination is adequate for detecting subclinical types of this complication.
- Subjects
HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC imaging; POSTOPERATIVE care; MULTIVARIATE analysis
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020, Vol 17, Issue 3, p202
- ISSN
2149-9322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4274/tjod.galenos.2020.70952