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