Morbidity Following Groin Dissection in Malignancy Remains a Challenge: an Experience from North-East India

Abstract

Inguinal lymph nodal dissection is notoriously associated with high morbidity. Various risk factors and technical modifications have been described in the past to overcome complications like lymphedema, wound breakdown, and infection which adversely affect the postoperative outcome and quality of life of the patient. This is a retrospective observational study from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2019 of patients who underwent inguinal/ilio-inguinal block dissection for malignancy. Lymphedema was the most frequent morbidity seen (24%). The mean hospital stay of patients following surgery was 9.7 days (range 4 to 28 days). The inguinal drain was removed on a mean of 17.7 days (range 4 to 21 days), while mean iliac drain removal time was 11.7 days (range 4 to 21 days).