Desarda repair in Bydgoszcz, with the whole journey arranged for you

In the Desarda repair, a strip of the patient's own external oblique aponeurosis (a flat tendon sheet of the abdominal wall) is left attached at one end, turned down and sutured to reinforce the back wall of the inguinal canal. The weak area is closed with living tissue that keeps moving with the abdominal wall.

The operation is open, not laparoscopic. No mesh is implanted, so there is no foreign material to become a source of long-term discomfort. Most primary inguinal hernias can be treated this way, including hernias on both sides in one operation. Whether the method suits your hernia is decided at consultation, after examination and a review of your scans.

A private hospital, and someone looking after you from arrival

Surgery takes place in a private, comfortable hospital in the Bydgoszcz area (Szpital Eskulap, Osielsko). If you travel from abroad, the practical side is organised for you.

• Pick-upMet at the railway station or airport and driven to your hotel.
• Hotel careSupport during your stay before and after the operation.
• TransportTransfers between hotel and hospital whenever you need them.
• Pre-operative testsBlood tests, ECG, chest X-ray and the anaesthetist's consultation, arranged and scheduled for you.

1. Day 1

   Arrival and transfer to the hotelOne blood sample after arrival covers the blood group (determination takes two days) and all other blood tests.

2. Day 2

   Tests at the hospitalChest X-ray and ECG. The anaesthetist's consultation takes place the same day.

3. Day 3

   Surgery at the private hospitalOvernight stay for observation.

4. Day 4

   Discharge and transfer back to the hotelTravel home when you and I agree you are ready.

Exact timing depends on the operating day and on your results. I confirm the full plan with you when you book.

Szpital Eskulap is a modern private hospital on the edge of Bydgoszcz, in Osielsko. You are operated on in calm, uncrowded surroundings, not in a large public hospital: bright air-conditioned patient rooms, private bathrooms with step-free showers, a spacious reception, and advanced Siemens imaging on site, including MRI and a digital angiography suite.

Hospital building Patient room Reception Private bathroom Imaging suite

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You can travel by car, train or plane. Details will follow in our correspondence, once I know where you are travelling from.

Szopinski J, Dabrowiecki S, Pierscinski S, Jackowski M, Jaworski M, Szuflet Z. Desarda versus Lichtenstein technique for primary inguinal hernia treatment: 3-year results of a randomized clinical trial. World J Surg 2012;36:984–992. One of the first randomised comparisons of the two techniques, in 208 male patients. doi:10.1007/s00268-012-1508-1

The trial compared the Desarda repair with the Lichtenstein repair, the most widely used open mesh technique and long regarded as the gold standard of open inguinal hernia surgery. At 3-year follow-up the two gave comparable results: recurrence (two cases in each group), chronic pain, foreign body sensation and return to everyday activity did not differ. Collections of tissue fluid under the wound (seroma) were significantly less frequent after the Desarda repair.

Listed on the Desarda website

I am in personal contact with Dr Mohan Desarda, who developed the technique, and I am listed on his website among the surgeons advising or using the Desarda technique.