Abstract:Objective: To examine the long-term outcomes such as recurrence, foreign body feeling and chronic pain of titanium-coated mesh (TCM) versus standard polypropylene mesh (PM) after Lichtenstein repair (LR).
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, patients who underwent TCM and PM in LR were evaluated between May 2014 and January 2018 at Ordu University Training and Research Hospital in Turkey. Primary outcomes (age, gender, body mass index, smoking habits, comorbid diseases, American Society of Anesth… Show more
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