Chronic inguinal pain post-hernioplasty. Laparo-endoscopic surgery vs lichtenstein repair: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Guillermo Lillo-AlbertElvira Buch VillaAndrea Boscà-RobledoOmar Carreño-SáenzJosé Bueno-LledóJesús Martínez-HoedSalvador Pous-Serrano

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2024)

This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrate that laparo-endoscopic hernia surgery leads to a lower incidence of chronic inguinal pain compared to Lichtenstein repair, while maintaining similar rates of recurrence.

Keyphrases

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