Repair of Groin Hernia With Synthetic Mesh

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1994 • 329 citations

Randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open mesh repair for inguinal hernia: outcome and cost

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1994 • 259 citations

Systematic reviews of trials and other studies.

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Laparoscopic Mesh Versus Open Preperitoneal Mesh Versus Conventional Technique for Inguinal Hernia Repair

1999 • 194 citations

Randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open repair of inguinal hernia: early results

1995 • 191 citations

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1995 • 173 citations

Prospective randomized trial comparing postoperative pain and return to physical activity after transabdominal preperitoneal, total preperitoneal or Shouldice technique for inguinal hernia repair

1996 • 140 citations

Open or laparoscopic preperitoneal mesh repair for recurrent inguinal hernia?

1999 • 137 citations

Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Laparoscopic and Open Tension-free Inguinal Hernia Repair with Shouldice’s Operation

1998 • 126 citations

Prospective Randomized Comparison of the Shouldice and Lichtenstein Hernia Repair Procedures

1998 • 120 citations

Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair

1999 • 106 citations

A prospective randomized outcome and cost comparison of totally extraperitoneal endoscopic hernioplasty versus Lichtenstein hernia operation among employed patients.

1998 • 98 citations

A Prospective, Randomized Study of Open vs Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

1997 • 97 citations

A comparison of laparoscopic and open hernia repair as a day surgical procedure

1994 • 94 citations

Surgical outcome and cost-minimisation-analyses of laparoscopic and open hernia repair: a randomised prospective trial with one year follow up.

1997 • 93 citations

Inguinal hernia repair: totally preperitoneal laparoscopic approach versus Stoppa operation: randomized trial of 100 cases.

1997 • 89 citations

Randomised study of Lichtenstein compared with Shouldice inguinal hernia repair by surgeons in training

1999 • 85 citations

A Randomized Prospective Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic Extraperitoneal Hernia Repair and Mesh-Plug Hernioplasty: A Study of 315 Cases

1998 • 85 citations

A randomized, controlled, clinical study of laparoscopic vs open tension-free inguinal hernia repair

1998 • 85 citations

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1997 • 82 citations

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1996 • 81 citations

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1998 • 80 citations

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1998 • 77 citations

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1996 • 69 citations

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1997 • 63 citations

Controlled multicenter trial of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty vs Shouldice herniorrhaphy

1996 • 62 citations

A randomized controlled trial of laparoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repair as a day surgical procedure

1996 • 58 citations

Tension‐free Laparoscopic and Open Hernia Repair: Randomized Controlled Trial of Early Results

1999 • 57 citations

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

1996 • 55 citations

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1998 • 49 citations

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1995 • 38 citations

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Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing Lichtenstein with modified Bassini repair of inguinal hernia.

1998 • 37 citations

Pain after primary inguinal herniorrhaphy: influence of surgical technique11No competing interests declared.

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Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

1996 • 31 citations

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1996 • 30 citations

Leistenhernienversorgung – ein Vergleich gängiger Verfahren

1998 • 29 citations

International differences in survival from colon cancer: more effective care versus less complete cancer registration

1998 • 24 citations

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1997 • 20 citations

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1997 • 19 citations

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1997 • 3 citations