Farhan Sadiq, Nadia Khurshid.
Paraumbilical Hernias: a comparison between Mesh Hernioplasty and Simple Suture Repair at Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(4):925-7.

Aim: To compare the rate of recurrence between mesh hernioplasty and simple suture repair in the management of paraumbilical hernias. Methods: Total 60 patients were recruited over the period of 02 years from outpatient department of Arif Memorial Teaching Hospital Lahore. They were subdivided into two groups. Group A patients were repaired in traditional way and group B patients underwent mesh repair. Maximum follow up period was one year and a comparison was made between two groups in terms of length of hospital stay, complications and rate of recurrence. Results: In Group A, 3(10%) patients had recurrence which was quite high compared to the group B which had only one recurrence (3%). Rate of infection was similar in both groups (10%). There were incidences of postoperative hematomas and seromas formation in group A but none in group B. Conclusion: Mesh hernioplasty significantly reduced the recurrence rate as compared to the traditional suture repair. Unlike results of the other studies, infection rate was not high in mesh group.

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