Sikandar Hayat Gondal, Inayat Husain Anjum.
Sutureless sublay verses onlay mesh hernioplasty in incisional hernia repair: a comparative study at teaching hospital, lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;6(1):230-3.

A comparative study of 64 cases of incional hernia was carried out to compare the efficacy of subley sutureless hernioplsty vs onlay traditional hernioplsty technique,at surgical Unit-III of Lahore general hospital,Lahore from Jun.2010 to May 2011. The patients were divided in two groups, Group A and Group B. In Group A 32 patients in whom sutureless subley technique was adopted, were included, comprising 14 (43.75%) males and 18 (56.25%) females with mean age36.85±7.03 and 38.056.62± years in males and females respectively. Mean hospital stay remained 2.25±0.80 days. Hematoma formation was noted in 3(4.68%) cases. While wound infection was seen in 2(6.25%) patients whereas complications like sinus formation and mesh rejection or recurrence were not observed. In group B 32 patients were included with 9 (28%)males and 23 (72%) females having a mean ages of 50.11±15.04 and 39.69±11.48 years respectively. Hospital stay was noted to be 3.96±1.92 days, with hematoma formation in 9 (14.06%) and wound infection in 4 (12.25%)patients. Sinus formation was recorded in 3 (3.47%) patients in this group while none of the patient suffered from mesh rejection or recurrence. It was concluded that sutreless sublay technique in incisional hernioplasty is superior as compare to traditional onlay mesh

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