Review of Inguinal Hernia Repairs by Various Surgical Techniques in a District General Hospital in the UK.
Inguinal hernia is the commonest surgical operation. This is a large study from a district general hospital. The study spanned over 2 years with 2 further years of follow up. It is a retrospective analysis of eight hundred and seventy seven (877)inguinal hernia operations performed in a district general hospital. The following factors were looked at: type of repair, grade of surgeon performing the procedure and outcome of various repairs. The results showed that the most common technique was the Lichenstein's repair(58%). Recurrence rates were between 0.4%-30% depending on types of hernia repair.
Department of Surgery, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, DL3 6HX UK.
Anuradha
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Anand
Prem A
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Sinha
Karthik
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Kittappa
Manoj H
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Mulchandani
Samuel
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Debrah
Roger
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Brookstein