title: Lord's procedure: a curative outpatient operation for primary hydrocele.
abstract: Surgical procedures for hydrocele carry a significant morbidity rate from haematoma formation. Lord's procedures (n = 26) were performed for primary hydrocele as outpatient operation. Peroperative drain was put in one case (3.85%). Postoperative complications were negligible except scrotal oedema in 3 cases (11.53%), which required no specific treatment. No recurrence was noted till one year of follow-up. It is concluded that Lord's procedure is simple, effective, safe and economical technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*