Open AccessA comparison of post operative pain and hospital stay between Lichtenstein’s repair and Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) repair of Inguinal hernia: A randomized controlled trial.
Author(s) -
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.315.4811
Subject(s) - medicine , inguinal hernia , randomized controlled trial , surgery , hernia , hernia repair , anesthesia , general surgery
To compare the open Lichtenstein repair and laparoscopic mesh repair for direct inguinal hernias in terms of immediate post operative pain and length of hospital stay.