Muhammad Ahmed, Shahid Munir.
Early postoperative complications of Stoppa`s repair.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;58(2):141-6.

Objective: To evaluate early postoperative complications of Stoppa`s properitoneal mesh repair for bilateral inguinal hernia/recurrent hernia. Design: A prospective, non-randomized interventional and comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi from June 2002 to October 2003. Patients and Methods: A total of 30 patients who underwent hernial repair were included in this study. Results: All patients were males with ages ranged from 40-65 years (mean age was 54 years). Eight patients (27%) had primary bilateral inguinal hernia and sixteen (53%) had a unilateral recurrent hernia and contralateral primary hernia. Six (20%) had a bilateral inguinal hernial repair with unilateral recurrence. Conclusion: The Stoppa`s repair is a worth while method of inguinal hernial repair.

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