ArticleJournal of minimal access surgery
A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing chronic groin pain and quality of life in lightweight versus heavyweight polypropylene mesh in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.
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- Lightweight mesh versus heavyweight mesh for laparo-endoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Randomized trial comparing self gripping semi re-absorbable mesh (PROGRIP) with polypropylene mesh in open inguinal hernioplasty: the 6 years result.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Trial
- Does the Type of Permanent Mesh Matter for Inguinal Hernia Repair?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Mesh Weight in Reoperation for Recurrence After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.JAMA surgery · 2025Article
- Lightweight versus heavyweight synthetic mesh for inguinal hernia repair.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Is the self-adhesive mesh a solution for chronic postoperative inguinal pain after TAPP: A single centre preliminary experience?Journal of minimal access surgery · 2024Article
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- Definition of Mesh Weight and Pore Size in Groin Hernia Repair: A Systematic Scoping Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of our study was to compare chronic groin pain and quality of life (QOL) after laparoscopic lightweight (LW) and heavyweight (HW) mesh repair for groin hernia. MATERIALS AND
methodsOne hundred and forty adult patients with uncomplicated inguinal hernia were randomised into HW mesh group or LW mesh group. Return to activity, chronic groin pain and recurrence rates were assessed. Short form-36 v2 health survey was used for QOL analysis.
resultsOne hundred and thirty-one completed follow-up of 3 months, 66 in HW mesh group and 65 in LW mesh group. Early post-operative convalescence was better in LW mesh group in terms of early return to walking (P = 0.01) and driving (P = 0.05). The incidence of early post-operative pain, chronic groin pain and QOL and recurrences were comparable.
conclusionOutcomes following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair using HW and LW mesh are comparable in the short-term as well as long-term.
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