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Year : 2014  |  Volume : 3  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 177-179

Preperitoneal sutureless mesh repair of inguinal hernia by open inguinal approach using inferior epigastric vessel complex as landmark: A tertiary care centre experience


Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College, Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India

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Bhupinder Singla
Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College, Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, Punjab - 147 001
India
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/2278-344X.138601

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Introduction: The study is a clinical trial done on patients with inguinal hernia, who were treated by open preperitoneal sutureless mesh repair, using inferior epigastric vessel complex as landmark. Aim: To study the postoperative complications and recurrence rates associated with the open preperitoneal sutureless mesh repair. Materials and Methods: Total 100 patients of inguinal hernia were recruited in this clinical trial from January 2009 to December 2012. Those with bilateral inguinal hernia or recurrent hernias were excluded from the study. Results: The average time taken to complete the surgery was 42.2 minutes and the average hospital stay was 2.5 days. Post-surgery, at a median follow-up period of 2 years, only 2 patients had seroma formation. Visual analog scale pain scores of 4 and 6 were seen in 60% and 40% cases, respectively. No recurrences were encountered post-surgery in any of the case till the last follow-up. Conclusion: This procedure was found to have fewer complications and was less time-consuming as compared to the other conventional open hernia repairs.


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