Comparison of Results and Complications of Bassini, Liechtenstein and Bassini with Mesh Techniques in Inguinal Hernia Repair at Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran

Introduction & Inguinal hernia is a common disorder which many surgeons face during their practice. Several methods have been used for the repair of inguinal hernia; however، none of these methods has been introduced as the preferred method. In this study، we compared the recurrence and complications of Bassini، Liechtenstein and Bassini with mesh techniques in the repair of inguinal hernias. 246 patients who referred to Shohada Hospital for inguinal hernia were included in this prospective analytical study، and were randomly divided into three groups. Bilateral or recurrent hernias were excluded. 25 patients were also excluded due to the lack of follow up. Finally 78 patients were operated with Bassini technique، 70 were operated with Bassini with mesh and 73 were operated with Liechtenstein technique. The patients were followed for 12 months for complications and the recurrence of inguinal hernia after surgery. Frequency and percentage for qualitative variables and mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables were calculated. Chi square test، T test and one way Anova were used to analyse our hypotheses. In this study، P