Comparison of laparoscopic and Lichtenstein’s hernioplasty in inguinal hernia repair

Abstract

Background: Hernia is the abnormal exit of an organ or fatty tissue. The present study was conducted to compare laparoscopic hernia repair and Lichtenstein’s hernioplasty in study population. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 46 patients of hernia of both genders. Patients were divided into 2 groups of 23 each. Group I patients were treated with laparoscopic repair and group II patients were treated with open Lichtenstein’s repair. In both groups, operating time and pain score was compared. Results: The mean operating time in group I was 90.2 minutes and in group II was 62.4 minutes, pain score was 2.1 in group I and 3.7 in group II, follow up days were 18.2 in group I and 20.4 days in group II. The difference was significant (P