A prospective trial of primary inguinal hernia repair by surgical trainees

BW Miedema, SM Ibrahim, BD Davis, DG Koivunen - Hernia, 2004 - Springer
… in this study, 150 primary inguinal hernias were repaired. Four patients had bilateral hernia
repairs, … This is in agreement with a randomized study in high-risk patients [16]. Three other …

Comparison of laparoscopic and open repair of incisional and primary ventral hernia: results of a prospective randomized study

MC Misra, VK Bansal, MP Kulkarni… - Surgical Endoscopy And …, 2006 - Springer
… In the current study, a prospective randomized comparison between open and … this study,
66 patients with primary ventral and incisional hernias were prospectively randomized to open (…

A randomized, controlled, clinical study of laparoscopic vs open tension-free inguinal hernia repair

AM Paganini, E Lezoche, F Carle, F Carlei, F Favretti… - Surgical …, 1998 - Springer
primary and recurrent inguinal hernia. Therefore, we planned a prospective, randomized,
controlled clinical study comparing laparoscopic and Lichtenstein tension-free hernia repair. …

Long-term follow-up of patients with a painless inguinal hernia from a randomized clinical trial

L Chung, J Norrie, PJ O'dwyer - Journal of British Surgery, 2011 - academic.oup.com
randomized trials have addressed the issue of chronic pain after surgery in patients with no
pain or minimal symptoms from a primary inguinal hernia … The aim of the present study was to …

Three-year results of a randomized clinical trial of lightweight or standard polypropylene mesh in Lichtenstein repair of primary inguinal hernia

S Bringman, S Wollert, J Österberg… - Journal of British …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
… This randomized trial examined whether lightweight (LW) polypropylene mesh (large pore
… long-term benefits in reducing chronic pain and inflammation after inguinal hernia repair. …

One-year results of a prospective, randomised clinical trial comparing four meshes in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (TAPP)

R Bittner, BJ Leibl, B Kraft, J Schwarz - Hernia, 2011 - Springer
… Patients eligible for inclusion had a reducible primary or recurrent inguinal or femoral
hernia scheduled to undergo elective repair; were aged over 30 years, and had a …

Meta-analysis and review of prospective randomized trials comparing laparoscopic and Lichtenstein techniques in recurrent inguinal hernia repair

A Pisanu, M Podda, A Saba, G Porceddu, A Uccheddu - Hernia, 2015 - Springer
prospective randomized trials comparing the clinical outcomes of laparoscopic versus
Lichtenstein approach in recurrent inguinal hernia … used for primary inguinal hernia repair. We …

Prospective randomized trial of laparoscopic (transabdominal preperitoneal) vs open (mesh) repair for bilateral and recurrent inguinal hernia

D Mahon, B Decadt, M Rhodes - Surgical Endoscopy And Other …, 2003 - Springer
primary inguinal hernia repair, there may be an even greater benefit to patients undergoing
bilateral inguinal hernia repair since an openinguinal hernia repair because a second groin

Recurrence and complications after laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair: results of a prospective randomized multicenter trial

H Pokorny, A Klingler, T Schmid, R Fortelny… - Hernia, 2008 - Springer
… The primary aim of this study was to prove whether there is no difference in the recurrence
rates between a wide variety of the most commonly performed operations techniques for …

The economic impact of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: results of a double-blinded, prospective, randomized trial

RE Butler, R Burke, JJ Schneider, H Brar, PA Lucha - Surgical endoscopy, 2007 - Springer
study, 66 patients with a preoperative diagnosis of unilateral primary inguinal hernia were
randomized … transabdominal (TAPP), or open inguinal hernia repair with polypropylene mesh (…