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Watchful Waiting Versus Immediate Repair for Occult Contralateral Inguinal Hernias.

This study will compare two ways of managing a small, hidden hernia that can sometimes be found during minimally invasive surgery to repair a hernia on one side of the groin. Occasionally while fixing the known hernia, the surgeon discovers a small hernia on the other side that has not caused any symptoms. Surgeons do not agree on the best way to handle these hernias. Some believe it should be repaired right away during the same operation to prevent it from getting bigger or from causing symptoms later, which could require another surgery. Others believe it is better to leave it alone since it is not causing problems and groin hernia surgery carries risks including long-term pain. This study will randomly assign patients, if a hidden hernia is found during surgery, to either having it repaired immediately or to have it monitored over time. Patients will be followed up at 30 days, 1 year and 2 years following surgery. The researchers will compare recovery and quality of life between the two groups. For those in the monitoring group, the study will also track whether the hidden hernia causes symptoms or eventually needs surgery. The goal is to determine whether repairing the hidden hernia right away is as safe and effective as watching and waiting, so doctors and patients can make more informed decisions in the future.

Bilateral vs Unilateral Inguinal Hernia Repairs With an Asymptomatic Inguinal Hernia in Bilateral Hernias

Groin hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures, with around 20 million performed annually worldwide. In Sweden, over 16,000 groin hernia operations are registered each year in the Swedish Hernia Register (SHR), which has maintained 98% data completeness and validation over the past 30 years. The SHR, with currently over 400,000 recorded operations, has significantly improved the quality of hernia surgery both in Sweden and internationally. Two key outcomes that can affect a patient's quality of life after groin hernia repair are recurrence and chronic pain, both of which are tracked by the SHR and serve as quality indicators for hernia surgery in Sweden. The management of asymptomatic contralateral inguinal hernias in patients with bilateral hernias has been a topic of debate in recent decades. Most bilateral hernias are now treated laparoscopically, and this trend is growing. However, despite the prevalence of bilateral and asymptomatic contralateral hernias, there is no consensus on the optimal timing for repairing the asymptomatic side. This multicenter, register-based randomized controlled trial, using the highly validated Swedish Hernia Register, aims to investigate outcomes for asymptomatic contralateral inguinal hernias in patients with bilateral hernias.Investigate the differences in the outcome of chronic pain (patient reported outcome measure with pain questionnaire), reoperation, peri - and postoperative complications and patient satisfaction between laparo-endoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair with an asymptomatic contralateral groin hernia versus a laparo-endoscopic unilateral inguinal hernia repair without repairing the asymptomatic contralateral groin hernia in bilateral inguinal hernias in adults. Additionally, to study the prevalence of future elective and emergency hernia repair of the unrepaired asymptomatic contralateral inguinal hernia.The chronic pain, reoperation, peri - and postoperative complications and patient satisfaction is hypothesized to be equal between bilateral inguinal hernia repairs with an asymptomatic contralateral inguinal hernia compared to unilateral symptomatic inguinal hernia repairs

Incidence of Regurgitation in Patients Undergoing Intubation in Semi-fowler v/s Supine Position

One of the most dreaded complication of general anaesthesia is aspiration of gastric contents after induction of general anaesthesia.Many endeavours and measures have been practiced to reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia.One such method is to intubate the patient in semi-fowler or supine posture.My study is aimed to find out safe and best position between these two after induction of general anaesthesia to prevent aspiration pneumonia.