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Open preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair has superior 1-year patient-reported outcomes compared to Shouldice non-mesh repair.

Tina BharaniDivyansh AgarwalNora FullingtonLauren OttMolly OlsonDaelyn McClainLulu LimaBenjamin PouloseJeremy WarrenMichael Reinhorn
Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2023)
Our data suggest that OPP is associated with significantly better patient-reported QoL, in the first month after surgery and up to 1 year postoperatively, especially with respect to lesser pain, when compared to the Shouldice repair. In specialized inguinal hernia practices, open posterior mesh repairs may lead to better outcomes than non-mesh repairs. We encourage more training in both repairs to facilitate larger prospective studies and evaluation of the generalizability of these results to all surgeons performing IHR.
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