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Study aim
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Evaluation of inguinal hernia recurrence in TEP Procedure with and without takers
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Design
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Two arm parallel group randomised trial with blinded postoperative care and outcome assessment 54 patients
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Settings and conduct
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This randomized clinical trial was conducted during 2018-2019 in Alzahra and Kashani hospitals in Isfahan.
Three takers are used in Totally Extraperitoneal Procedure (TEP). One 10 mm sub-umbilical and two five-millimeter takers, one above the symphesis and the other in the middle of the umbilical distance and , and then the separation of pre-peritonal space by balloon, laparoscopy and Or CO2 gas, after releasing the sac hernia and fixing it, the mesh enters the peritonal space and is fixed by various techniques such as stitching, using Taker or using Fibrin glue.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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patients over 18 years old were entered the study with hernia inguinal.
patients with associated medical problems who have general anesthesia or elective surgery and
• Patients with symptoms of peritonitis, intestinal obstruction or intestinal perforation.
• Local or dessemination infection (urinary tract infection, skin, sepsis and lungs)
• Patients with chronic mental illness
• Patients with scrotal hernia
• Predisposing factors of recurrence of hernia such as intra-abdominal pressure enhancing factors such as COPD, excessive obesity (BMI˃35 kg/m2), chronic cough, pregnancy were not entered in the study.
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Intervention groups
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Patients over 18 years of age with inguinal hernia
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Main outcome variables
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In this study, the variables of recurrence of hernia, infection, postoperative bleeding, postoperative pain, duration of hospitalization, time required to return to daily activities, hematoma after surgery, postoperative neuroalgia, were investigated.