EARLY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OF STOPPA�S REPAIR

Complications of Stoppa’s Repair

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate early postoperative complications of Stoppa’s properitoneal mesh repair for bilateral inguinal hernia/recurrent hernia.
Design: A prospective, non-randomized interventional and comparative study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi from June 2002 to October 2003.
Patients and Methods: A total of 30 patients who underwent hernial repair were included in this study.
Results: All patients were males with ages ranged from 40-65 years (mean age was 54 years). Eight patients (27%) had primary bilateral inguinal hernia and sixteen (53%) had a unilateral recurrent hernia and contralateral primary hernia. Six (20%) had a bilateral inguinal hernial repair with unilateral recurrence.
Conclusion: The Stoppa’s repair is a worth while method of inguinal hernial repair.