Raja Najamulhaq, Ishtiaq Ahmed Chaudhry, Bashrat Ali Khan, Muhammad Afzal.
Groin sepsis following Lichtenstein inguinal Hernioplasty without antibiotics prophylaxis: a review of 100 cases.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;22(4):416-9.

Objective: To see the prevalence of groin sepsis following Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty without antibiotics prophylaxis Design: A prospective observational study Place and Duration: Department of Surgery Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi from Dec 2002 to July 2004. Patient and Methods: A total of first consecutive 100 cases of inguinal hernia were included in the study. All patients were subjected to Lichtenstein repair without antibiotic prophylaxis. Prolene mesh was used in all cases. Results: Three percent of patients developed postoperative wound infection, which was treated conservatively without any significant morbidity. Conclusion: Lichtenstein`s repair is an easy procedure with less complication rate even without antibiotic prophylaxis

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