Chronic pain, discomfort, quality of life and impact on sex life after open inguinal hernia mesh repair: an expertise-based randomized clinical trial comparing lightweight and heavyweight mesh

PURPOSE: There is a paucity of high-quality evidence concerning mesh choice in open inguinal hernia repair. Using an expertise-based randomized clinical trial design, we aimed to evaluate the postoperative impact of two different mesh types on pain and discomfort, quality of life and sex life. METHO...

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Main Authors: Rutegård, M., Gümüsçü, R., Stylianidis, G., Nordin, P., Nilsson, E., Haapamäki, M. M.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Springer Paris 2018
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Online Access:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5960495/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29353339
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10029-018-1734-z
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