Abstract: Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effi cacy of hybrid procedure in incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Methods Twenty-one patients with incarcerated inguinal hernia treated by hybrid technique in Meizhou
Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from February 2017 to February 2019 were selected. A total of 21
patients needed hybrid operation. The age ranged from 32 to 78 years, with an average age of (55± 11.31)
years. All patients had unilateral inguinal hernia incarceration. The incarceration time was from 4 hours to
48 hours. There were 4 cases with hypertension, cereal and urinary diseases, benign prostatic hyperplasia
and other basic diseases. The clinical data of operation time, hospitalization time and postoperative
complications were analyzed. Results Among the 17 patients, the operation time was 60-140 minutes,
with an average of (90±23.32) minutes. There were 3 cases of inguinal swelling, 5 cases of scrotal
edema and 2 cases of seroma after operation. No incision infection and intractable abdominal pain were
found. The symptoms of swelling and scrotal edema disappeared after symptomatic treatment or 4 weeks
after discharge, and no puncture and drainage was performed. The average hospitalization time was about
(6±3.4) days, and no recurrence occurred after 24 months of follow-up. Conclusions Hybrid procedure
is a safe and effective technique with fast recovery. and can be used in highly—selected patients who
sufered from incareerated inguinal hernia．

Key words: Key words: Inguinal hernia, Incarcerated, Herniorrhaphy, Laparoscopy, Hybrid procedure