Early complications of prosthetic inguinal hernia repair

الملخص EN

Objectives : to evaluate the use of mesh repair in inguinal hernia and its early complications. Patients & Methods : prospective study, in the period from January 2004 to January 2005.

Ninety-one patients who had mesh repair for inguinal hernia in the Ribat University Hospital (Sudan) were the base for this study. Results : tension-free mesh repair was done for 87 males and 4 females.

Three patients developed, serum two patients developed hematoma and one patient developed superficial wound infection.

Early recurrence (6 months) was not seen in this study. Conclusions : mesh repair for inguinal hernia is a simple, safe and effective procedure with minimum early complications.