Background The influence of laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery is still unclear. The aim of
this study was to compare the possible early effects of laparoscopic and open inguinal …

Background: Inguinal hernia repair with synthetic mesh is the most common surgical
procedure in India as during this procedure synthetic mesh is placed closed contact with …

Background There is very scant literature on the impact of inguinal hernia mesh repair on
testicular functions and sexual functions following open and laparoscopic repair. The …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP)
hernia repair procedures with or without mesh fixation for non-recurrent inguinal hernia …

Purpose The effect of laparoscopic TEP repair on testicular perfusion is unclear. The
procedure entails dissection of testicular blood vessels off the hernial sac and incorporation …

Testicular atrophy is a sequela of inguinal hernioplasty. The purpose of this study was to
evaluate the effects of Lichtenstein (LHR) and laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) …

Background In the literature, there have been scant studies that compare the effects of totally
extraperitoneal (TEP) and Lichtenstein hernia (LH) repairs on men's sexual function and …

BACKGROUND: Despite the frequency of open and laparoscopic herniorraphy the effect of
the hernia and subsequent repair on testicular function is unknown. Our objective was to …

The open mesh technique is currently the most practised method of open hernia repair, and
excellent results have been reported 1. Twenty-four men aged from 29 to 77 years with a …

Our study was conducted to compare self-fixing lightweight polyester mesh (group I) to the
standard heavy weight polypropylene mesh (group II) using tension-free Lichtenstein …