{Reference Type}: Comparative Study
{Title}: Mini-mesh and Lichtenstein repair compared with a modified Kugel technique for femoral hernia: a randomised controlled trial.
{Author}: Wang D;Shen Y;Wang F;Chen J;Chen Y;Zhang Y;
{Journal}: Ann R Coll Surg Engl
{Volume}: 102
{Issue}: 4
{Year}: Apr 2020
{Factor}: 1.951
{DOI}: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0181
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>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.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Patients with unilateral femoral hernia were assigned randomly to undergo mini-mesh and Lichtenstein repair (M group) or modified Kugel repair (K group), followed-up at one week, three months, one year and two years. Demographics, hernia characteristics and operative outcomes of two groups were analysed.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>A total of 48 patients in the K group and 49 participants in the M group completed follow-up. The operation time for the M group (68.6 ± 13.4 minutes) was significantly shorter than that of the K group (80.6 ± 10.1 minutes; p=0.030). There was no significant difference between the two groups for chronic pain, foreign body feeling and quality of life, and no recurrence occurred.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Mini-mesh and Lichtenstein repairs have reasonable results in the patients with femoral hernia in this study, with a reduced operation time compared with a modified Kugel repair. The trial was registered with the Chinese Clinical Trials Registry: ChiCTR1900022264.