Modified Guarnieri-Desarda Technique Versus Lichtenstein Technique in Inguinal Hernia Repair

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18+
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

The aim of this study is to compare the surgical outcome of both Lichnichtien tension free mesh hernioplasty of inguinal hernia and the combined modified Guarnieri Desarda technique in terms of postoperative pain, post operative complications (seroma, hematoma, wound infection), chronic inguinodenia, early recurrence and assessment of testicular vascularity and size by application of a testicular duplex and ultrasound.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult male patients aged 18 years or older.

Patients diagnosed with non-complicated inguinal hernia (both direct and indirect).

Patients able to provide written informed consent to participate in the study.

Disqualifiers

Patients younger than 18 years old.

Patients with complicated hernias (e.g., inflamed, obstructed, or strangulated hernias).

Patients with a recurrent inguinal hernia.

Patients with weak or thin external oblique aponeurosis (intraoperative findings).

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Lichtenstein Mesh-Based Hernioplasty
  • Combined Modified Guarnieri-Desarda Tissue-Based Hernioplasty

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators