OBJECTIVE: To compare two different techniques of repairing @entity14147 . METHODS: The comparative study was conducted from April 2009 to December 2011 at the Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences, Gambat, Pakistan, and comprised @entity547 @entity1 who were randomly allocated to group A and group B. In group A, repair was carried with @entity2701 free hernioplasty, while group B underwent Mayo's repair. All @entity1 were operated by the same consultant surgeon. All @entity1 were followed up for 36 months. RESULTS: The 86 @entity1 were divided into two groups of 43(50%) each. There were 18(20.9%) males and 68(79%) females. @entity1 in group A needed less post-operative analgesics 4.3  7.49 (p<0.05) and short hospital stay 6.14  1.3 days (p<0.05). @entity260 were more in group B (p<0.05). There was 1(2.3%) recurrence in group A and 3(7%) in group B over the 36-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Tension free mesh repair was found to be a better technique than Mayo's repair for @entity14147 .

Hernioplasty: Tension free mesh repair versus Mayos repair for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['Postoperative complications'] @entity547 :: ('MESH:D006547', 'Disease') :: ['hernia'] @entity2701 :: ('MESH:D018781', 'Disease') :: ['tension'] @entity14147 :: ('MESH:D006554', 'Disease') :: ['umbilical hernia']
@entity14147 :: (MESH:D006554,Disease) :: ['umbilical hernias']
