DOI: 10.21276/sasjs.2019.5.1.16

Pages: 69-71

Introduction: Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common elective operations performed in general surgery. With this study our aim is to compare the support strength that mesh provide the natural tissue and postoperative groin pain of the prolene and semi-absorbable composite mesh. Patients and Methods: 72 patients was included the study. Patients who gave written consent for participation were randomised. The patients were randomised into two groups, open Lichtenstein tension-free hernia repair using prolene mesh (Group I=44 patients) or using pga-pcl composite mesh (Group II=28). All patients underwent open Lichtenstein tension-free hernia repair using 2 different type of meshes. On postoperative long-term follow up the incidence of chronic groin pain and recurrence rates investigated. Results: Group II showed statistically significantly lower incidence of chronic groin pain at 3, 6 and 12 months. All patients showed significant improvement in QOL from pre-operative to post-operative at 3 months. However, Grup II showed statistically significant higher QOL scores when compared with Group I. There was one recurrence (3.5%) in Group II and 2 recurrence in Group I.