Non-mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernia: Desarda Versus Darn

November 26, 2024 updated by: Akram Hamad, Assiut University
To compare the results of Desarda and Darn techniques in inguinal hernia repair in Assiut University Hospital.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Inguinal hernia is one of the most common types of abdominal hernias with a prevalence of 75% of all abdominal hernias. Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most encountered surgeries all over the world. The use of mesh for inguinal hernia repair is the most commonly applied technique. However, being a foreign body, mesh repair has its own disadvantages. These include Postoperative hematoma and seroma, foreign body reaction, infection, mesh rejection, mesh migration, and fistula formation. Moreover, the use of mesh in potentially contaminated operating field is not advisable. Infectious complication and their consequences have restricted the use of mesh in emergency settings. In addition, mesh repair is not available in every part of the world since it increases the cost of the operation. Therefore, the non-mesh repair of inguinal hernia has been recently revisited. Different techniques for non-mesh inguinal hernia repair are available including Bassini, Shouldice, Desarda and Darn. In 2001,Indian Surgeon Dr. Desarda, introduced a novel technique of a tissue- based hernia repair without mesh with almost zero recurrence rates in which an undetached strip of the external oblique aponeurosis is sutured to the inguinal ligament below and the muscle arch above, behind the cord, to form a new posterior wall. External oblique muscle gives additional strength to the weakened muscle arch to keep this strip physiologically dynamic. In 1948, Moloney described a suture inguinal herniorrhaphy in which two layers of continuous monofilament non-absorbable suture lines with no tension were inserted. The first suture line is between the lower edge of the internal oblique muscle/aponeurosis and the inguinal ligament. The second superficial layer is between the rectus sheath and the inguinal ligament. All sutures should be placed without tension but with no slack .

Literature are deficient in comparing Desarda technique and Darn technique in the repair of inguinal hernia.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Assiut, Egypt, 71151
        • Assiut University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • inguinal hernia
  • Age more than 18
  • Male patients

Exclusion Criteria:

• simultaneous performance of other surgical procedures

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Inguinal hernia
A splitting incision is made in this sutured medial leaf, partially separating a strip 1.5-2 cm wide. This splitting incision is extended medially up to the pubic symphysis and 1-2 cm beyond the abdominal ring laterally. The medial insertion and lateral continuation of this strip is kept intact. The upper free border of the strip is now sutured to the internal oblique with number 1 Monofilament Polydioxanone Violet continuous sutures all along its length. This will result in the strip of the EOA being placed behind the cord to form a new posterior wall of the inguinal canal. The spermatic cord is placed in the inguinal canal and the lateral leaf of the EOA is sutured to the newly formed medial leaf of the EOA in front of the cord. As before, number 1 Monofilament Polydioxanone Violet continuous sutures were used. Undermining of the newly formed medial leaf on both its surfaces and excision of the bulky cremasteric muscle facilitate its approximation to the lateral leaf
Other Names:
  • Desarda repair of inguinal hernia
Skin and fascia are incised using a regular, oblique inguinal incision to expose the external oblique aponeurosis (EOA) the inguinal canal is opened into by dividing the external oblique aponeurosis through the external ring. After dealing with the hernia sac, a 0-size monofilament suture was used to reconstruct the inguinal bed with a tension-free darn starting with a good strong bite of the tough tendinous structures near the pubic tubercle and emerging out through the lateral edge of the internal oblique/rectus sheath from one side and through the inguinal ligament on the other side. The loosely interwoven bites continued laterally and the back-forming two rows of continuous stitches were placed in a staggered manner to spread the tension between the fibres of the inguinal ligament. Afterwards, the external oblique and other superficial layers with the skin are classically closed
Other Names:
  • Darn repair of inguinal hernia

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Short term recurrence of hernia
Time Frame: From the day post operative to 6 months after the operation
From the day post operative to 6 months after the operation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 27, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2024

First Posted (Estimated)

December 2, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

December 2, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2024

Last Verified

November 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Inguinal hernia repair

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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