Early postoperative complications of Lichtenstein tension free repair of inguinal hernia

Objectives: to find out the early postoperative complications of mesh repair of inguinal hernia by lichtenstein tension free method. material and methods: this study was conducted in surgical d unit of khyber teaching hospital,peshawar from may 2012 to february 2013. inguinal mesh repair by lichtenstein tension free method was performed on 151 patients. they were followed up in the ward,at 2 weeks and 4 weeks interval for any complications. results: wound hematoma occurred in 15(9.93%) cases,seroma in 14(9.31%),wound infection in 3(1.9%),the pain in 18(11.92%),and urinary retention in 9(5.92%),and scrotal swelling in 5(3.3%) cases in the immediate postoperative period. seroma was found in 6(3.97%),wound infection in 2(1.3%),pain in 11(7.2%) at 4 weeks postoperative follow-up. conclusion: pain and wound hematoma were the two most common complications in mesh repair in the immediate postoperative period. © 2008 khyber medical college peshawar.