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| Name | Class |
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| University of Kuopio Computing Center | UNKNOWN |
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The study aims at detecting possible differences between an open (Lichtenstein) and a video-assisted (TEP) technique in treating recurrent inguinal hernia. The differences monitored are further recurrence and chronic pain as well as primary complications.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Comparator | Patients receive Lichtenstein hernioplasty as a treatment for recurrent inguinal hernia. |
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| 2 | Active Comparator | Patients receive laparoscopic TEP as a treatment for recurrent inguinal hernia. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lichtenstein hernioplasty | Procedure |
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| Laparoscopic TEP |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| further recurrence | 3 weeks, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| chronic pain or discomfort | 3 weeks, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| North Karelia Central Hospital - Clinic of Surgery | Joensuu | Pohjois-Karjala | FI-80210 | Finland |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 19247022 | Derived | Kouhia ST, Huttunen R, Silvasti SO, Heiskanen JT, Ahtola H, Uotila-Nieminen M, Kiviniemi VV, Hakala T. Lichtenstein hernioplasty versus totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic hernioplasty in treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia--a prospective randomized trial. Ann Surg. 2009 Mar;249(3):384-7. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318196d0b0. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006552 | Hernia, Inguinal |
| ID | Term |
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| D046449 | Hernia, Abdominal |
| D006547 | Hernia |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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