High complication rates during and after repeated Lichtenstein or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs in the same groin: a cohort study based on medical records

ConclusionsIntraoperative events and 1-year postoperative complications were high for both Lichtenstein –Lichtenstein and Laparoscopy–Laparoscopy, and the results therefore support guidelines that recommend another approach at reoperation.
Source: Hernia - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research