Magyar sebészet
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
["Onlay" mesh provides significantly better results than "sublay" reconstruction. Prospective randomized multicenter study of abdominal wall reconstruction with sutures only, or with surgical mesh--results of a five-years follow-up].
There are several well-known procedures to treat abdominal wall hernias, but the results are quite controversial. The aim of study was to compare the results of different surgical modalities - mesh (onlay vs. sublay position) and suture repair - in the treatment of abdominal wall hernias. ⋯ Mesh repair provides better results than suture repair. In case of large hernias the recurrence rate is higher after sublay reconstruction. The randomized trial was registered on www.ClinicalTrials.gov - ID number: NCT01018524.
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The authors present two cases of atraumatic (spontaneous) thoracic lung hernias, which are extreme rarities in the international literature, too. Risk factors and clinical pictures discussed and operative treatments are demonstrated. The spontaneous thoracic (intercostal) hernias were provoked by intractable cough caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in both cases. ⋯ Finally, the authors briefly discuss data of thoracic hernias published in the Hungarian and the international literature. They conclude that the awareness of this extremely rare condition is important due to the high prevalence of COPD as a risk factor. Diagnostic imaging demonstrated can provide significant help in the correct diagnosis of similar cases.
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Mesh implantation techniques are increasingly common in groin hernia repairs in Hungary. The mesh can be inserted via the traditional Lichtenstein technique or laparoscopic methods. ⋯ The medial and wider part of the mesh was slid in the preperitoneal space under Cooper's ligament and Lotheissen's sutures were fixed 1.5 centimeters from the edge of the mesh. Thus, in the case of a possible suture insufficiency, the probability of hernia recurrence is reduced due to the adhesion between the mesh and the surrounding tissue.
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A middle-aged man presented with the diagnosis of typical spontaneous pneumothorax in the left chest. His management was initiated as usual with a chest drain and he had an uneventful recovery with good expansion of the affected lung up until the third postoperative day. But due to a fatal accident, the patient connected the oxygene supply tube into his thoracic drain. This high pressure caused a left, and a consequent bilateral pneumothorax with massive subcutanous emphysema, being the cause of a preterminal status. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was unsuccesfull and the patient died. Intentional suicide was excluded by forensic investigations. ⋯ According to our knowledge, no similar case with this mechanism of tension pnemuthorax has been published in the literature so far. The pathophysiology is similar to lung damage due to high-pressure ventillation with consecutive tension pneumothorax.