TY - JOUR
AU - Schug-Pass, C.
AB - and Other Interventional Techniques Surg Endosc (2016) 30:3304–3313 DOI 10.1007/s00464-015-4603-1 TEP versus Lichtenstein: Which technique is better for the repair of primary unilateral inguinal hernias in men? 1 2 3 4 1 • • • • F. Ko ¨ ckerling B. Stechemesser M. Hukauf A. Kuthe C. Schug-Pass Received: 29 June 2015 / Accepted: 26 September 2015 / Published online: 21 October 2015 The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Abstract and August 31, 2013. Of these patients, 10,555 (60.70 %) Introduction In the update of the guidelines of the had a Lichtenstein repair and 6833 (39.30 %) a TEP repair. European Hernia Society, open Lichtenstein and endo- Results On multivariable analysis, the surgical technique scopic techniques continue to be recommended as the was not found to have had any significant effect on the surgical technique of choice for repair of unilateral primary recurrence rate (p = 0.146) or on the chronic pain rate inguinal hernias in men despite the fact that a meta-anal- (p = 0.560). Nor did the complication-related reoperation ysis had identified a higher recurrence rate for TEP com- rates differ significantly between the two techniques pared with Lichtenstein operation. The 
TI - TEP versus Lichtenstein: Which technique is better for the repair of primary unilateral inguinal hernias in men?
JF - Surgical Endoscopy
DO - 10.1007/s00464-015-4603-1
DA - 2015-10-21
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/tep-versus-lichtenstein-which-technique-is-better-for-the-repair-of-7MBVDov08E
SP - 3304
EP - 3313
VL - 30
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -