A COMPARATIVE CROSS- SECTIONAL STUDY BETWEEN THE USE OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SKIN INCISIONS DURING UMBILICAL AND PARAUMBILICAL HERNIA REPAIR IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
- 15 September 2021
- journal article
- Published by World Wide Journals
Abstract
One of the most underrated aspects of surgical procedure is the very placement of skin incisions. Several factors inuence the post-operative morbidity, outcome and satisfaction of a patient. One such being the very placement of a skin incision by the surgeon. Even though the trend nowadays is to opt for laparoscopic and mini-incision surgery, the rst and basic rule in surgery is to have an incision that will be comfortable for the surgeon and provide adequate access to the area of pathology. The purpose of this study is to compare vertical and horizontal skin incisions during umbilical and paraumbilical hernia repair that makes the surgical technique and post-operative outcome much more favorable. In this study, we compare the intraoperative difculty, post operative wound healing and morbidity between these two techniques.Keywords
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