QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING MESH PLUG HERNIOPLASTY

This study to compared two methods of hernia repair, one using sutured repair and the other using Marlex mesh® with regard to postoperative quality of life. We sent a questionnaire to patients who had undergone inguinal hernia operations, in our department from January 1993 to September 1995. Hospital stay and duration of postoperative symptoms were shorter, and as a results, social rehabiltiation was more rapid when using Marlex mesh® than with sutured repair. We concluded that hernioplasty using Marlex mesh® was superior to sutured hernia repair with regard to quality of life.