Manzoor Ali, Ummi Habiba, Akbar Hussain, Ghulam Hadi.
The outcome of Darning method of inguinal hernia repair using polypropylene in a District General Hospital.
J Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;17(1):42-5.

Objectives: To evaluate the darning method of inguinal hernia repair with polypropylene. Material And Methods: 500 patients of unilateral inguinal hernia were admitted. After thorough investigations, all patients were operated for hernia repair by standard procedure using No.-1 polypropylene. Patients were operated under local, spinal or general anesthesia. Patients were followed up at one week, six weeks and six months after operation for wound healing and complications. Results: Out of 500 patients, ranging in age from 20 to 70 years, 300 patients were given spinal anesthesia, 100 patients (20%) were operated under local anesthesia. 496 patients were discharged from the hospital on the following day. 3 patients went into urinary retention and one patient had large hemotoma requiring exploration. Recurrence rate was 0.8% (n=4). Conclusions: Darning methods of inguinal hernia repair with polypropylene is a safe and cheaper method of hernia repair.

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