European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

The inguinal hernia is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by General Surgeons worldwide. The lifetime incidence of inguinal hernia is 27% in males and 3% in females. Inguinal hernias are one of the commonest problems encountered by the treating phsicians. Even though the learning curve for Lichtenstein hernioplasty is less, there is usage of a foreign body which may produce mesh reactions leading to various other surgical complications. Also the cost of the mesh is a little higher which may not be affordable for people belonging to low or very low socioeconomic class especially in developing countries like India. Desarda’s repair is a tissue based technique of hernia repair using an undetached strip of external oblique aponeurosis to strengthen the posterior wall of the inguinal canal.