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ANALYSIS OF PROSTHETIC MESH REPAIR IN OBSTRUCTED INGUINAL HERNIA

Muhammad Harris Siddique, Rashid Mehmood, Basit Ali

Aims and objectives: The basic aim of the study is to analyse the prosthetic mesh repair in obstructed inguinal hernia. Material and methods: This cross sectional study was performed with 70 patients who had been admitted to our hospital’s emergency department between January 2019 to August 2019, to undergo surgery for a diagnosis of obstructed inguinal hernia. Patients who died in the postoperative period due to systemic complications, as well as those who were lost during the follow-up period, were excluded from the study. The patients were divided into two groups based on the applied surgical technique. Results: Mesh-based repair techniques were performed on the 35 patients comprising Group 1, while tissue repair techniques were performed on the 35 patients comprising Group 2. In this study, 81.5% of the patients were male, while 18.5% were female. Female patients had a significantly higher ratio of femoral hernia than male patients, while male patients had a significantly higher ratio of inguinal hernia than female patients. In Group 3 (table 1), 6.7% (1) of the patients had wound infections, while 6.7% hematomas, 6.7% had seromas, and none had relapses. In Group 4, 7.2% of the patients had wound infections, while 1% had hematomas, 3% had seromas, and 1% had relapses. Conclusion: It is concluded that the use of polypropylene mesh in incarcerated inguinal hernia repair has no negative effect on wound infection or complications.

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