Open AccessMini-mesh and Lichtenstein repair compared with a modified Kugel technique for femoral hernia: a randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
D Wang,
Yingmo Shen,
F Wang,
J Chen,
Y Chen,
Y Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0181
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , hernia repair , hernia , randomized controlled trial , dissection (medical) , surgical mesh , demographics , inguinal hernia , demography , sociology
A modified Kugel patch is more expensive than ordinary mesh and demands a wide dissection of the preperitoneal space in femoral hernia repair. We therefore adopted a novel method using mini-mesh and a Lichtenstein repair. This study compared mini-mesh and Lichtenstein repair with a modified Kugel technique in patients with a primary unilateral femoral hernia.