Crossing mesh tails in the Lichtenstein repair method for medial (direct) inguinal hernia: recurrence and chronic pain rates after five years.

Alpaslan Şahin Engin Olcucuoglu Hakan Kulaçoğlu

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2021)

During Lichtenstein repair for medial (direct) inguinal hernias, crossing of the mesh tails may increase the frequency of postoperative chronic inguinal pain.

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