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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2025

Inguinodynia following inguinal hernia repair: a comparative analysis of open Lichtenstein and laparoscopic TAPP techniques in a two-center cohort.

Anas Aljaiuossi, Saleh A Ba-Shammakh, Mohammad Bani Hani, Musab Al-A'athal, Mohammad Abu-Hussein, Mohammed Sobh, Mohammad Yousef, Zaid Mesmar, Raad Dowais, Aseel W Ababneh and 6 more

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Anas Aljaiuossi *Department of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Saleh A Ba-Shammakh *Department of General Surgery, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Mohammad Bani HaniDepartment of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Al Ramtha, Jordan.
Musab Al-A'athalDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Mohammad Abu-HusseinFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Mohammed SobhFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Mohammad YousefDepartment of Family Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Zaid MesmarDepartment of General Surgery and Urology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Al Ramtha, Jordan.
Raad DowaisDepartment of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Aseel W AbabnehDepartment of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Ahmad KenaniDepartment of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Mohammad AbabnehDepartment of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Sameh AlawnehDepartment of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Rawa'a Al-IbrahimDepartment of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Saja Al-ShdoohDepartment of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Thikrayat DaoudDepartment of General Surgery and Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.

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Background: Chronic postoperative groin pain (inguinodynia) is a major determinant of patient-reported outcomes after inguinal hernia repair. Evidence comparing open Lichtenstein hernioplasty (LICH) with laparoscopic trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal repair (TAPP) in everyday practice remains limited. Methods: We performed a retrospective, two-centre cohort study of adults who underwent elective primary or recurrent inguinal hernia repair at King Abdullah University Hospital and Princess Basma Hospital (2010-2020). Patients were assigned to LICH ( Results: Baseline demographics were comparable, although hypertension (28% vs. 15.5%, Conclusion: TAPP markedly lowers chronic pain and shortens hospital stay without extra morbidity, supporting its preferential use when expertise permits.

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chronic paininguinal herniainguinodynialaparoscopic repairLichtenstein hernioplastyTAPP

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PMCPMC12137265

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