Neelam Wajid, Sabih Nofal, Abdul Waheed Khan, Abdullah Zaka Cheema, Hira Butt, Nauman Akbar.
Choice of Technique for Repair of Obstructed Inguinal Hernia: a Comparison of Maloney\'s (darn) Repair and Desarda Repair.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;15(2):165-7.

Objective: To compare the outcomes of Malooney`s (Darn`s) Repair and Desarda Repair incases of obstructed inguinal hernia. Methods: A total of 68 patients (34 underwent Maloney`s repair, 34 underwent Desarda`s repair) were included in the study and were observed for early post-operative pain, wound infection, hospital stay, chronic pain at 6 months and recurrence after 1 year. Results: The results for acute pain, wound infection and hospital stay were comparable for the two groups. Desarda`s repair was superior to Maloney`s repair in terms of chronic pain and recurrence at 1 year. Conclusions: The results for acute pain, wound infection and hospital stay were comparable for the two groups. Desarda`s repair was superior to Maloney`s repair in terms of chronic pain and recurrence at 1 year.

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