ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2012
Influence of inguinal hernia mesh repair on testicular flow and sperm autoimmunity.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does the use of hernia mesh in surgical inguinal hernia repairs cause male infertility? A systematic review and descriptive analysis.Reproductive health · 2018Pooled it
- Male infertility following inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and pooled analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Bilateral inguinal hernia repair and male fertility: a randomized clinical trial comparing Lichtenstein versus laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) technique.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Trial
- Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair: Effect on Testicular Blood Flow and Sperm Autoimmunity.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2016Trial
- Functional histology of human scrotal wall layers and their overlooked relation with infertility: a narrative review.International journal of impotence research · 2023Review
- Could polypropylene mesh impair male reproductive organs? Experimental study with different methods of implantation.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Does laparoscopic hernia repair affect the vascularity of testis?Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Unilateral Lichtenstein tension-free mesh hernia repair and testicular perfusion: a prospective control study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Observational
- Bilateral endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair does not impair male fertility.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Observational
- Laparoscopic TEP repair of inguinal hernia does not alter testicular perfusion.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2016Article
- Antisperm antibodies and testicular blood flow after inguinal hernia mesh repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Article
- [Hernia surgery: minimization of complications by selection of the "correct mesh"].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe incidence of infertility caused by the mesh inguinal hernia repair is not known. The aim of this study was to determine circulation and immunological testicular disorders after inguinal hernia mesh repair which can be related with infertility.
methodsFrom February 2010 to December 2010, 43 male patients who underwent inguinal hernia mesh repair were included in a prospective study. Testicular, capsular and intratesticular arterial flow dynamics were measured by Color Doppler ultrasound before the operation, in early and late postoperative period. The antisperm antibodies were analyzed before hernia repair and 5 months after.
resultsThe difference between patients who underwent laparoscopic (Group I) and anterior open tension-free hernia repair (Group II) in age, duration of symptoms and hernia characteristics were not significant. Statistically significant differences were found in peak-systolic and end-diastolic velocity in testicular and intratesticular arteries in Group II and in peak-systolic velocity on all levels in Group I. Only Group I had significant differences in resistive index of intratesticular arteries. All the values returned to basal in late postoperative period except testicular peak-systolic velocity in Group I which stayed in normal range. Wilcox matched pair test showed significant difference between preoperative and late postoperative measurements of the antisperm antibodies only in Group II, but it was within normal range in all cases.
conclusionsInguinal hernia mesh repair do not have clinically significant influence on testicular flow and immunological response.
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