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## Abstract ## Background Recurrent inguinal hernia presents a significant clinical problem with high re-recurrence and complication rates, particularly when an anterior approach is used. This study evaluated the open preperitoneal approach for repair of recurrent inguinal hernia. ## Methods This was a prospective cohort study of 101 consecutive patients with 114 recurrent inguinal hernias. All were operated on using an open preperitoneal technique and prosthetic mesh by the method of Stoppa or Wantz. Follow-up was at 2–6 weeks, 15 and between 42 and 54 months. ## Results There were no major complications. There was one infection and one case of retention of urine. There were no testicular complications. There were five recurrences, all within 6 months of operation, four of which were among the first 20 cases. Modifications to the original technique were made, and one recurrence occurred in the remaining 81 patients (1 per cent) or 106 hernias (1 per cent). ## Conclusion Preperitoneal mesh repair gives results far superior to those of the commonly used anterior approach. It is safer and easier to learn than laparoscopic repair and is the procedure of choice for complex multirecurre

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Author

M. Kurzer; P. A. Belsham; A. E. Kark

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square; Oxford University Press (OUP) (ISSN 0007-1323)

Published

2002

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)