FOLLOW-UP AFTER INGUINAL-HERNIA REPAIR - QUESTIONNAIRE COMPARED WITH PHYSICAL-EXAMINATION - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY IN 299 PATIENTS

Authors
VOS PM SIMONS MP LUITSE JSK VANGELDERE D KOELEMAIJ MJW OBERTOP H
Citation
Pm. Vos et al., FOLLOW-UP AFTER INGUINAL-HERNIA REPAIR - QUESTIONNAIRE COMPARED WITH PHYSICAL-EXAMINATION - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY IN 299 PATIENTS, The European journal of surgery, 164(7), 1998, pp. 533-536
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The European journal of surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
11024151
Volume
164
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
533 - 536
Database
ISI
SICI code
1102-4151(1998)164:7<533:FAIR-Q>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Objective: To assess the value of a written questionnaire in the follo w-up of patients after inguinal hernia repair. Design: Prospective stu dy. Setting: University and two district hospitals, The Netherlands. S ubjects: 314 patients with 362 inguinal hernias. Main outcome measures : Correlation between answers to questionnaire and clinical examinatio n in the diagnosis of recurrent hernias. Results: 13/24 recurrences (5 4%) after a mean follow-up of 33 months with a follow-up rate of 93% w ere not diagnosed by the questionnaire. Conclusion: Follow-up after he rnia repair must be by physical examination.