Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2009
Systemic inflammatory response after Kugel versus laparoscopic groin hernia repair: a prospective randomized trial.
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- Systemic inflammatory response after hernia repair: a systematic review.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Mapping the Prosthetic-Host Interactome: From Systemic Inflammation to Biological Integration in Mesh-Enhanced Therapies METs-A Scoping Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Posterior mesh inguinal hernia repairs: a propensity score matched analysis of laparoscopic and robotic versus open approaches.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) versus open Lichtenstein hernia repair. Comparison of the systemic inflammatory response and the postoperative pain1.Acta cirurgica brasileira · 2019Article
- Assessment of systemic inflammatory response after total extraperitoneal repair and Lichtenstein repair for inguinal hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Observational
- 28 day post-operative persisted hypercoagulability after surgery for benign diseases: a prospective cohort study.BMC surgery · 2016Article
- A detailed analysis of outcome reporting from randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses of inguinal hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundKugel repair, a minimally invasive technique, has become an alternative to laparoscopic groin hernia repair, but the technique has not been adequately evaluated by assessment of objective parameters. A prospective randomized clinical study was carried out to compare the systemic inflammatory response to surgical trauma and clinical outcomes in patients who underwent groin hernia repair by the Kugel and totally extraperitoneal (TEP) laparoscopic methods.
methodsForty consecutive patients admitted for unilateral groin hernia were randomized to Kugel (n = 20) or TEP (n = 20) repair under general anesthesia. Operation time, length of hospital stay, pain severity, time to return to normal activities, cost, and systemic inflammatory and hormone responses to surgical trauma were compared.
resultsThere were no significant between-group differences in duration of operation, length of hospital stay, time to return to normal activities, or mean visual analogue scale (VAS) score (p > 0.05 for each). Serum cortisol, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and interleukin (IL)-6 concentrations before surgery, and 1 and 24 h after surgery, did not differ significantly in the two groups (p > 0.05). There were no recurrences or complications during follow-up. Cost per patient was US $546 lower in the Kugel group.
conclusionKugel herniorrhaphy is a minimally invasive technique that offers all the advantages of TEP and is more cost-effective.
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