Repair of inguinal hernia by a simple technique--a preliminary observation

There are many techniques of repair of inguinal hernia but no single procedure has proved to be a complete one. Our primary aim is to find a simple, steady, durable, safe and low cost procedure that has least chance of recurrence as well as disability. The procedure followed in the technique of hernia repair is like that of Desarde with some modifications. The procedure was started with the poor patients (rickshaw pullers, day labours, laundry men) as they are reluctant to undergo operations until there is pain or obstruction. They work in discomfort even with the large hernia. One hundred and six patients were operated for repair of inguinal hernia by this technique in between 1996 and December 2002. Eighty-six patients came for follow-up for more than one occasions. No recurrence has been detected in these patients as yet, but 20 out of 106 never reported.