Health Condition 1: null- ASA 1/2 pateints with primary inguinal hernia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients clinically diagnosed with uncomplicated symptomatic inguinal hernias were included in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if there was (i) Co-morbid conditions making the patients unfit for general anesthesia (ii) Complicated hernias (irreducibility) (iii) Uncorrectable coagulopathy (iv) Suspected intra-abdominal or pelvic malignancy (v) Significant co-morbidities like hypertension, bronchial asthma, diabetes or any other systemic disease likely to delay the recovery of the patient.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the incidence of chronic groin pain and quality of life after transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and totally exptraperitoneal (TEP) techniques of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairTimepoint: Patients were followed up at 1 and 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months and yearly thereafter | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study and compare the possible factors responsible for chronic groin pain after transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and totally exptraperitoneal (TEP) techniques of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairTimepoint: Patients were followed up at 1 and 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months and yearly thereafter | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India