Laparoscopic Versus Open Mesh Repair in Treatment of Inguinal Hernia

Hernia, in the definition means to actually protrude. Inguinal Hernia is more common among all the hernias. Hernia repair is the most common surgery performed in all medical institutions. Inguinal Hernia (repair) is the most common performed surgery operatio. The contents of Ithe nguinal canal are, Spermatic cord and Ilioinguinal nerve Inguinaln Hernia presents in two types Indirect and direct hernia. Indirect type is the most common. The prevalence of Inguinal Hernia specifically is more common in males which is 25% and in females is 2%. As known till date, Treatment of hernia is a definitive surgery. 10-15% of hernias are direct. 50% of direct hernias that occur are of bilateral origin. And 35% of Inguinal hernias are direct. Etiology of hernia is-Chronic cough Smoking Straining Constipation Heavy work and Previous appendicectomy When in late 1984, Author Lichtenstein coined the term Tension-free hernioplasty, it changed the conventional surgrical technique by making mesh hernia repair more common. When in 1990 laparoscopic tension free technique which was introduced it was being promoted that it causes less pain shorter recovery period. There are multiple repair techniques for Inguinal hernia. This is a most common occurrence in men which does not have a particular effective surgical technique. This study is to determine wheather which technique is comparitivly more effective and useful in the future which will be effective as well as economical. This specific study required a meta analysis of randomised control trials. There are multifactorial reasons for deciding which srugical technique is best.