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Title: INGUINAL HERNIA: “A SOLUTION FOR THE 3RD WORLD HERNIA PATIENTS” (E-TEP) THE ENHANCE OR EXTENDED VIEW TOTALLY EXTRA PERITONEAL TECHNIQUE FOR THE REPAIR WITHOUT SPACER BALLOON and TACKER.
Authors: Agha Nadeem Ahmed Khan, Shafiq Ullah, Muhammad Farrukh Aftab, Khalid Hussain Qureshi
Journal: The Professional Medical Journal (TPMJ)
Publisher: Independent Medical College, Faisalabad- Pakistan
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2016
Volume: 23
Issue: 11
Language: English
DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2016.23.11.1753
Keywords: HernioplastyLaparoscopic totally extra peritoneal repaircost effective laparoscopic repair
Objectives: To highlight an economical laparoscopic technique for rapidrecovery & early return to work especially for the 3rd world inguinal hernia patients. StudyDesign: Descriptive study. Setting: Surgical unit of Nishtar Hospital Multan. Period: 02 yearsi.e. from January 2014 to January 2016. Methods: There were 90 patients in the study. A prolenemesh of 15 x 15 cm used for the repair of inguinal hernia laparoscopiclly without the use ofspacer balloon & tacker (To make it cost effective). Results: Out of 90 patients only 3 patientsdevelop scrotal seroma. All the patients discharged on the 1st postoperative day & allowed toreturn to their normal routine work from the 3rd postoperative day onward. Conclusion: (e-TEP)without spacer balloon & tacker is an economical approach toward the inguinal hernia repair.
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