DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2018.v04i05.004

Pages: 96-100

To compare the incidence of inguinodynia in both methods of inguinal hernia repair, open Lichtenstein’s and laparoscopic method. Prospective observational study. Study population is the inguinal hernia repair patients in Private Speciality Hospital in Pune city of Maharashtra state, India. Study was carried out for the period of two years. Patients were randomly selected and divided in to two groups, Group A consisting open repair cases and Group B consisting laparoscopic repair cases. A Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to assess the pain scores. Patients with post inguinal hernia repair pain lasting more than 3 months are considered as having inguinodynia. Attempt is made to compare the incidence of inguinodynia. Mean, standard deviation were used as descriptive statistics. For Inferential statistics Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used. Total 100 patients were included in the study. 50 patients were randomly divided into Group A consisting open repair cases and Group B consisting laparoscopic repair. There was no statistically significant difference between incidence of inguinodynia after open Lichtenstein’s and laparoscopic repairs of inguinal hernia. No statistically significant difference was observed in the incidence inguinodynia of in two groups with respect to age, gender, duration, complications. There was no difference in the incidence of inguinodynia after open Lichtenstein’s and laparoscopic repairs of inguinal hernia.