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Watchful waiting ved ventral- og ingvinalhernier
Engelsk titel: A watchful waiting strategy in ventral and inguinal hernias Läs online Författare: Rosenberg, Jacob ; Reistrup, Hugin ; Zetner, Dennis Bregner ; Andresen, Kristoffer Språk: Dan Antal referenser: 27 Dokumenttyp: Översikt UI-nummer: 19020072

Tidskrift

Ugeskrift for Laeger 2018;180(19)1650-3 ISSN 0041-5782 E-ISSN 1603-6824 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

In male patients with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic ventral and inguinal hernias, a watchful waiting strategy should be considered. Even though one third to two thirds of these patients will eventually undergo hernia repair, they may still benefit from a watchful waiting strategy, as hernia repair is associated with a range of complications, e.g. wound infection, haematoma, seroma, fistulas and chronic pain. Delay of hernia repair in these patients is not associated with any significant increase in morbidity or mortality, and the risk of incarceration is very low.