Plication darn for the repair of XXXX . A university hospital experience.

@entity1 @entity1443 @entity6882 @entity158 @entity169
OBJECTIVE: Recurrence rate in @entity169 repair is the main concern of both the surgeon and @entity1 . The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome in @entity1 undergoing open @entity169 repair by using muscle fascial plication and nylon darn. METHODS: This technique was performed in 2 University hospitals within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital and King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, for a period of 23 years, October 1978 through to October 2001, on a total of 600 @entity1 . RESULTS: The total number of @entity1 was 654 these were all male. The same repair was performed in elective cases, in acute emergency and for both direct and indirect @entity169 . @entity1 suffering from chronic cough are referred to a pulmonologist for treatment before surgery. Follow-up was for a period of 10 years thereafter by phone communication. Fifty-four @entity1 were excluded from the study as they failed to attend for follow up after the 3rd year. Six hundred @entity1 underwent 619 repairs. Post operative @entity158 was controlled by @entity6882 in the first 24-hours, thereafter by @entity1443 tablets. @entity1 were advised to return to normal activity after 3/52. No heavy weight lifting before 3-4 months. Recurrence occurred in one case. CONCLUSION: Muscle fascial plication combined with nylon darn is a good operation for the repair of @entity169 .
