Mujahid Ahmed, Farhana Manzoor, Rubab Kausar.
Inguinal Hernia: Clinical Presentation and Postoperative Complications of Patients when Treated with Desarda Technique.
Ann Pak Inst Med Sci Jan ;13(1):3-6.

Objective: To determine the clinical presentation and postoperative complications of patients having an inguinal hernia when treated with Desarda technique. Study Design and Place: This cross-sectional study has been carried out department of surgery of DHQ hospital of Muzaffar Garh from May 2016 to November 2016. Methodology: All cases with diagnosis of inguinal hernia either gender or age more than 18 years were selected in the study. Complete clinical examination, routine laboratory investigations along with ultrasound of abdomen were done. All the patients were underwent Desarda technique. Postoperative pain was assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS). All the patients were discharged on stabled conditions and all the postoperative complications were noted. Data regarding clinical presentation, postoperative pain and post-operative complications were recorded in the proforma Results: In this study 39 cases incorporated, those were underwent surgical management of Desarda technique, mean age of the patients was 43.4+6.22 years, almost all patients were male 37(94.88%) and mostly patients had presentation of right inguinal hernia in 25(64.10%). Swelling and pain were found almost in all cases. Majority of patients 32(82.05%) had complaint of mild pain, moderate pain was in 10(25.64%) patients while only 05(12.82%) patients had severe pain. Wound infection was in 15.38%, seroma in 07.69% cases, haematoma in 12.82% patients, Abdominal wall stiffness was found in 10.25% cases while Intra-abdominal abscesses was in only one patient. Conclusion: We concluded that the Desarda technique is the good surgical treatment option for an inguinal hernia; it is the safe and reliable surgical procedure with very low rate postoperative complications and recurrences of hernia.

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