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Volume 22	October - December 2006	Number 4
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Groin Sepsis Following Lichtenstein
Inguinal Hernioplasty Without Antibiotics
Prophylaxis: A Review of 100 Cases

Raja Najam-ul-Haq¹, Ishtiaq Ahmed Chaudhry², Bashrat Ali Khan³, Muhammad Afzal⁴

ABSTRACT

Objective: To see the prevalence of groin sepsis following Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty without antibiotics prophylaxis

Design: A prospective observational study

Place and Duration: Department of Surgery Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi from Dec 2002 to July 2004.

Patient and Methods: A total of first consecutive 100 cases of inguinal hernia were included in the study. All patients were subjected to Lichtenstein repair without antibiotic prophylaxis. Prolene mesh was used in all cases.

Results: Three percent of patients developed postoperative wound infection, which was treated conservatively without any significant morbidity.

Conclusion: Lichtenstein’s repair is an easy procedure with less complication rate even without antibiotic prophylaxis

KEY WORDS: Inguinal Hernia, Lichtenstein’s Repair, Complications, Infection.

Pak J Med Sci October - December 2006 Vol. 22 No. 4 416-419

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1. Dr. Raja Najam-ul-Haq FCPS
Senior Registrar Surgery,

2. Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed Chaudhry FCPS
Assistant Professor Surgery,

3. Dr. Bashrat Ali Khan FRCS
Associate Professor Surgery

1-3: Foundation University Medical College
Rawalpindi.

4. Dr. Muhammad Afzal FCPS
Surgical Specialist
Combined Military Hospital, Kohat

Correspondence:
Dr. Raja Najam-ul-Haq,
Street # 6, House # 9,
Hill view lane, Adyala Road,
Rawalpindi – Pakistan.
E-Mail: salar_minhas@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: November 14, 2005

* Accepted: May 25, 2006

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