DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2019.5.1.1

Pages: 1-7

Background: The standard repair for inguinal hernia is yet to be defined. Desarda repair for inguinal hernia is a tissue based no mesh repair, with better outcomes. The Objective of the study is to compare the short term outcomes between Lichtenstein’s and Desarda technique in inguinal hernia repair. To study the short term outcome in the following ways: Operating time, Postoperative pain , Post op wound infection rate, Cost of procedure in total .To look for any chronic pain with regular follow ups at three months and six months. Material and Methods: Patient presenting to KIMS Hubballi with inguinal hernia during the period from November 2016 to September 2017. Data collected by history taking, meticulous physical examination and relevant investigation. Post-operative pain was analysed on post-operative day 1,3,7 and Chronic pain at 3 months and 6 months.