Ferdinand Köckerling1, Reinhard Bittner2, Michael Kofler3, Franz Mayer3, Daniela Adolf4, Andreas Kuthe5, Dirk Weyhe6. 1. Department of Surgery and Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Academic Teaching Hospital of Charité Medical School, Vivantes Hospital, Berlin, Germany. 2. Winghofer Medicum, Hernia Center, Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany. 3. Paracelsus Medical University, Department of Surgery, Salzburg, Austria. 4. StatConsult GmbH, Magdeburg, Germany. 5. German Red Cross Hospital, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Hanover, Germany. 6. Pius Hospital, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital of Visceral Surgery, Oldenburg, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Outcome comparison of the Lichtenstein, total extraperitoneal patch plasty (TEP), and transabdominal patch plasty (TAPP) techniques for primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair. BACKGROUND: For comparison of these techniques the number of cases included in meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials is limited. There is therefore an urgent need for more comparative data. METHODS: In total, 57,906 patients with a primary unilateral inguinal hernia and 1-year follow up from the Herniamed Registry were selected between September 1, 2009 and February 1, 2015. Using propensity score matching, 12,564 matched pairs were formed for comparison of Lichtenstein versus TEP, 16,375 for Lichtenstein versus TAPP, and 14,426 for TEP versus TAPP. RESULTS: Comparison of Lichtenstein versus TEP revealed disadvantages for the Lichtenstein operation with regard to the postoperative complications (3.4% vs 1.7%; P < 0.001), complication-related reoperations (1.1% vs 0.8%; P = 0.008), pain at rest (5.2% vs 4.3%; P = 0.003), and pain on exertion (10.6% vs 7.7%; P < 0.001). TEP had disadvantages in terms of the intraoperative complications (0.9% vs 1.2%; P = 0.035). Likewise, comparison of Lichtenstein versus TAPP showed disadvantages for the Lichtenstein operation with regard to the postoperative complications (3.8% vs 3.3%; P = 0.029), complication-related reoperations (1.2% vs 0.9%; P = 0.019), pain at rest (5% vs 4.5%; P = 0.029), and on exertion (10.2% vs 7.8%; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: TEP and TAPP were found to have advantages over the Lichtenstein operation.
OBJECTIVE: Outcome comparison of the Lichtenstein, total extraperitoneal patch plasty (TEP), and transabdominal patch plasty (TAPP) techniques for primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair. BACKGROUND: For comparison of these techniques the number of cases included in meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials is limited. There is therefore an urgent need for more comparative data. METHODS: In total, 57,906 patients with a primary unilateral inguinal hernia and 1-year follow up from the Herniamed Registry were selected between September 1, 2009 and February 1, 2015. Using propensity score matching, 12,564 matched pairs were formed for comparison of Lichtenstein versus TEP, 16,375 for Lichtenstein versus TAPP, and 14,426 for TEP versus TAPP. RESULTS: Comparison of Lichtenstein versus TEP revealed disadvantages for the Lichtenstein operation with regard to the postoperative complications (3.4% vs 1.7%; P < 0.001), complication-related reoperations (1.1% vs 0.8%; P = 0.008), pain at rest (5.2% vs 4.3%; P = 0.003), and pain on exertion (10.6% vs 7.7%; P < 0.001). TEP had disadvantages in terms of the intraoperative complications (0.9% vs 1.2%; P = 0.035). Likewise, comparison of Lichtenstein versus TAPP showed disadvantages for the Lichtenstein operation with regard to the postoperative complications (3.8% vs 3.3%; P = 0.029), complication-related reoperations (1.2% vs 0.9%; P = 0.019), pain at rest (5% vs 4.5%; P = 0.029), and on exertion (10.2% vs 7.8%; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: TEP and TAPP were found to have advantages over the Lichtenstein operation.
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