15. A Comparison of Efficacy of Darn Repair and Bassini Repair for Inguinal Hernia in District Head Quarter Hospital, Bannu
Dost Mohammad1, Ajmal Shah Bukhari2, Muhammad Ashraf3, Makil Shah1 and Wasim Ahmad4
ABSTRACT
Objective: The objective of the study was to compare the results of Bassini vs. Darn inguinal hernia repair techniques in terms of postoperative pain, infection rate, hospital stay, resumption of duty and recurrence. Study Design: A randomized controlled study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Surgery, DHQ Teaching Hospital, Bannu from January 2015 to January 2016.
Materials and Methods: In our study, 60 patients having inguinal hernia were selected for the trial from both sexes. After thorough investigations, they were randomly assigned into two groups, 30 (group 1) of these were operated and repaired by the old Bassini repair and 30 (group 2) patients underwent darn repair. Patients were followed up at one week, six weeks, six months and one year and any complications were noted.
Results: Age range of patients was between 20-60 years. The patients were operated under general anesthesia. In Group One, 7 patients required intramuscular analgesics, their hospital stay was for 5 days, resumption of duties after 4-5 weeks & recurrence after 1Year was 0%. In group 2, 5 patients required intramuscular Analgesics, mean hospital stay was 4-5 days, resumption of duties after 4 weeks & recurrence after 1Year was 0%
Conclusion: Darn repair of inguinal hernia is easy, cheap, pain free and having negligible chances of recurrence.
Key Words: Inguinal hernia, Darn repair, Bassini
Citation of articles: Mohammad D, Bukhari AS, Ashraf M, Shah M, Ahmad W. A Comparison of Efficacy of Darn Repair and Bassini Repair for Inguinal Hernia in District Head Quarter Hospital, Bannu. Med Forum 2017;28(9):58-61.