Clinical profile of patients with Inguinal hernia subjected for Lichtenstein’s and Desarda’s technique

Abstract

The first evidence of operative repair of a groin hernia dates to the first century AD. The original hernia repairs involved wide operative exposures through scrotal incisions requiring orchiectomy on the involved side. Centuries later, around 700 AD, principles of operative hernia repair evolved to emphasize mass ligation and en bloc excision of the hernia sac, cord, and testis distal to the external ring. Over a period of one and half year patients selected with inguinal hernia as per inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in this prospective study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups’ i.e. Group 1(Control group): were subjected to Lichtenstein Tension free mesh repair. Group 2(Study group): were subjected to Desarda repair. 60% and 56% percent of sample patients were having right side Inguinal hernia respectively in LTF and Desarda group. Whereas 40% and 44% of sample patients of LTF and Desarda group respectively were diagnosed to of having left sided Inguinal hernia.