Allah Nawaz, Rashid Mansoor, Usman Ismat Butt, Ahsan Khan, Muhammad Umair, Bilal S M, Mahmood Ayyaz.
Comparison of Laparoscopic Total Extraperitoneal Repair with Lichtenstein Repair in Inguinal Hernia.
J Surg Pak Jan ;20(2):40-3.

Objective: To compare the laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with Lichtenstein repair in terms of hospital stay and postoperative pain. Study design: Randomized clinical trial. Place & Duration of study: Department of Surgery Services Hospital Lahore, from September 2013 to May 2014. Methodology: Inguinal hernia patients were admitted electively. They were randomly assigned into groups A and B. The group A patients were treated with laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair (TEP) and group B patients underwent Lichtenstein's repair. Patients were evaluated for 24 hours discharge rate and postoperative pain. Results: A total of 100 patients were included with 50 patients in each group. Group A patients had short hospital stay (discharged within 24 hours - 68.08%) as compared to group B (31.91% -p <0.001). From 2nd to 6th postoperative week group A patients had significantly less postoperative pain as compared to group B (p <0.05). Conclusion: Laparoscopic TEP repair was safe with early hospital discharge and less postoperative pain.

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