Trial reportTurkish journal of medical sciences2019
Comparison of early and long term outcomes of open Lichtenstein repair and totally extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy for primary inguinal hernias
Trial report in Turkish journal of medical sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Fragility of randomized clinical trials comparing surgical approaches for inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of totally extraperitoneal endoscopic hernioplasty (TEP) versus Lichtenstein hernioplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of postoperative chronic inguinal pain between the lichtenstein and laparoscopic techniques in the treatment of inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Chronic inguinal pain post-hernioplasty. Laparo-endoscopic surgery vs lichtenstein repair: systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Open versus laparoscopic mesh repair of primary unilateral uncomplicated inguinal hernia: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Long term inguinal pain comparing TEP to Lichtenstein repair: the TEPLICH RCT 8 years follow-up.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Trial
- A randomized clinical trial comparing early patient-reported pain after open anterior mesh repair versus totally extraperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia.The British journal of surgery · 2021Trial
- Beyond acronyms: a domain-based structural analysis of abdominal wall hernia repair techniques in the contemporary literature.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Operative time and recurrence across five techniques of inguinal hernia repair: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of 29 randomized trials.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Single surgeon's series of sportsman hernia with 101 inguinal explorations in 64 patients: true hernia or not?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- How Reproducible Are Abdominal Wall Surgical Techniques? A Methodological Assessment of Technical Reporting in the Contemporary Literature.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2026Article
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- Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Approach in Inguinal Hernia-The Ideal Solution?Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Outcomes After Laparoscopic Transabdominal Pre-Peritoneal Repair (TAPP) For Groin Hernia In A Single Consultant Series.The Ulster medical journal · 2022Article
- Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair: The Factors to Consider When Deciding Between Open Versus Laparoscopic Repair.Cureus · 2021Review
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Abstract
Background/aim: Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures worldwide. There is still controversy over which method has the best postoperative results. The aim of this study was to compare early and late postoperative results of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal herniorrhaphy (TEP) and open Lichtenstein herniorrhaphy (OLR). Materials and methods: The study was conducted in a randomized prospective manner and it was concluded with 302 patients (147 cases in TEP group and 155 cases in OLR group). All procedures were performed by two experienced surgeons in both open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Results: The groups were similar in terms of age, sex, and types of inguinal hernia according to Nyhuss classification. The mean operation time was shorter in TEP group with 49.2 ± 15.5 min vs 54.3 ± 14.6 min in OLR group (P = 0.004). The mean length of hospital stay was significantly shorter in TEP group (P = 0.001). The mean postoperative visual analogue scale score was significantly lower in TEP group. With a mean follow-up of 40.95 months, the recurrence rates were similar in both groups with a rate of 4.3%. In terms of chronic pain, TEP group has better results than OLR with 3.4% vs 25.2%, respectively (P = 0.001). Conclusion: In experienced hands, TEP procedure has better early and late postoperative results than OLR, whereas recurrence rates are similar.
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