Feasibility of inguinal hernioplasty under local anaesthesia in elderly patients

Bruno Amato,Rita Compagna,Gianni Antonio Della Corte,Giovanni Martino,Tommaso Bianco,Guido Coretti,Roberto Rossi,Francesca Fappiano,Giovanni Aprea,Alessandro Puzziello

Feasibility of inguinal hernioplasty under local anaesthesia in elderly patients

2012

Bruno Amato
Rita Compagna
Gianni Antonio Della Corte
Giovanni Martino
Tommaso Bianco
Guido Coretti
Roberto Rossi
Francesca Fappiano
Giovanni Aprea
Alessandro Puzziello

Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and the safety of hernioplasty under local anaesthesia in elderly patients with significant comorbidity.

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Comorbidity
Surgery
General surgery
Inguinal hernia
Inguinal hernioplasty
Medicine
Urinary retention
Surgical mesh
Under local anaesthesia
Muscle hypertrophy
Complication
Hernia repair
Anesthesia

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