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Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2007

Does the approach to the groin make a difference in hernia repair?

O Günal, S Ozer, E Gürleyik, T Bahçebaşi

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. TEP for elective primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair in men: what do we know?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019
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  9. International guidelines for groin hernia management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018
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  11. Long-term results of the SOFTGRIP trial: TIPP versus ProGrip Lichtenstein's inguinal hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

O GünalDepartment of General Surgery, Medical Faculty, Düzce University, Konuralp, Duzce, Turkey. omergunal1966@yahoo.com
S Ozer
E Gürleyik
T Bahçebaşi

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLaparoscopic and open preperitoneal hernia repair techniques both use the preperitoneal space. This study investigated whether the surgical approach to the inguinal canal affects outcome measures.

methodsOne hundred sixty patients with inguinal hernia were assigned randomly into open anterior (42), open preperitoneal (39), laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (39), and laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (40) groups according to the surgical method. The peroperative serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels, interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, VAS scores at 6 and 48 h, per- and postoperative complications, and recurrence rates were determined as main variables.

resultsThe serum IL-6 levels were 335 +/- 1.8, 283 +/- 1.8, 283 +/- 1.4, and 269.3 +/- 1.6 pg/ml in the open anterior, posterior, transabdominal preperitoneal, and total extraperitoneal groups, respectively (P < 0.01). The TNF-alpha levels were highest in the open anterior group. The pain scores were lower in groups undergoing the posterior approach than in the open anterior approach group.

conclusionThe approach to the inguinal canal through the preperitoneal space appears to be less invasive than the transinguinal anterior approach.

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Abdominal WallAdultHernia, InguinalHumansInguinal CanalInterleukin-6LaparoscopyLaparotomyPostoperative PainProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaInterleukin-6Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID17610024

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