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Table 3 Complications

From: Open vs laparoscopic repair of abdominal hernia: a case control study in over 60 years old patients

 

Open abdominal wall hernia repair

Laparoscopic abdominal wall hernia repair

Hematoma

6 %

1 %

Seroma

4 %

3 %

Visceral lesions

0

0

Sub-occlusion

0

0

Respiratory infections

1 %

0

Infections of prosthesis

0

0

Fascial necrosis

0

0

Postop. Pain (6 mesi)

3 %

1 %

Recurrence

7 %

4 %

Mortality

0

0