A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing chronic groin pain and quality of life in lightweight versus heavyweight polypropylene mesh in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Background: The aim of our study was to compare chronic groin pain and quality of life (QOL) after laparoscopic lightweight (LW) and heavyweight (HW) mesh repair for groin hernia. Materials and Methods: One hundred and forty adult patients with uncomplicated inguinal hernia were randomised into HW m...

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Main Authors: Pradeep Prakash, Virinder Kumar Bansal, Mahesh Chandra Misra, Divya Babu, Rajesh Sagar, Asuri Krishna, Subodh Kumar, Vimi Rewari, Rajeshwari Subramaniam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2016;volume=12;issue=2;spage=154;epage=161;aulast=Prakash