Perineal Hernia Mesh Repair Using Only the Perineal Approach: How We Do It

Emil Moiș; Florin Graur; Levente Horvath; Luminița Furcea; Florin Zaharie; Dan Vălean; Septimiu Moldovan; Nadim Al Hajjar

doi:10.3390/jpm13101456

Perineal Hernia Mesh Repair Using Only the Perineal Approach: How We Do It

J Pers Med. 2023 Sep 30;13(10):1456. doi: 10.3390/jpm13101456.

Authors

Emil Moiș^{1

2}, Florin Graur^{1

2}, Levente Horvath^{1

2}, Luminița Furcea^{1

2}, Florin Zaharie^{1

2}, Dan Vălean^{1

2}, Septimiu Moldovan^{1

2}, Nadim Al Hajjar^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ 3rd Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hațieganu", Croitorilor Street, No. 19-21, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
² Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "O. Fodor", Croitorilor Street, No. 19-21, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Abstract

Perineal hernia is a rare complication of rectal surgery. Different types of surgical approach have been described, but none of them have proven their superiority. Although there are many methods of closing the defect, we selected two cases to present from a series of five cases, in which the perineal hernia was successfully resolved surgically using only the perineal approach. The reconstruction of the perineal floor and closure of the defect were performed using a synthetic polypropylene mesh. The significance of this Technical Note article lies in the fact that we describe, step by step, a surgical technique for perineal hernia using just a perineal approach.

Keywords: mesh repair; perineal hernia; rectal surgery.

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.