Abid Halim, Kamran Ahmad, Ijaz Ahmad.
Darning Technique of Inguinal Hernia Repair.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;16(1):542-5.

Background: Inguinal hernia repair is probably the most common procedure in general surgery. Numerous repair techniques have been described to date. The Darning technique is a tissue-based technique. Though practiced in our setting, little is documented on its outcome. Objective: To determine the outcome of natural repair of inguinal hernia in terms of infection, recurrence of hernia and postoperative pain. Materials and Methods: This Descriptive study was done at department of surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar during May 2014 to December 2016 recruiting 120 patients with inguinal hernia whose hernioraphy was done with Darning technique. Patients were re assessed for infection after 24 hours, presence of chronic groin pain and recurrence after 3 months to determine intervention effectiveness, data was analyzed with the help of SPSS 17. Results: The mean age of patients was 35.56 years � 12.34SD. The mean duration of surgery was 35.45minutes � 3.09SD. The infection noted was only in 1(0.83%) patient, Chronic inguinal pain at 1st month was in 2 (1.67%) patients with mild intensity only. Recurrence of inguinal hernia was recorded at 3 months follow up in only 1 (0.83%) patient. Conclusion: Darn technique for primary inguinal hernia is a safe technique with negligible postoperative complications and low recurrence rate.

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