# A prospective, randomized comparison of long-term outcomes: chronic groin pain and quality of life following totally extraperitoneal (TEP) and transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/a-prospective-randomized-comparison-of-long-term-outcomes-chronic-groin-pain-and/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Virinder Kumar Bansal,Mahesh C. Misra,Divya Babu,Jonathan D. Victor,Subodh Kumar,Rajesh Sagar,S. Rajeshwari,Asuri Krishna,Vimi Rewari |
| Citations | 186 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00464-013-2797-7 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1974958893 |
| PMID | 23389072 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2013 |

## Paper authors

- [Subodh Kumar](https://scholariq.org/researchers/subodh-kumar/)

## Paper journal

- [Surgical Endoscopy](https://scholariq.org/journals/surgical-endoscopy/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Hernia repair and management](https://scholariq.org/topics/hernia-repair-and-management/)

## Paper topics

- [Hernia repair and management](https://scholariq.org/topics/hernia-repair-and-management/)
- [Aortic aneurysm repair treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/aortic-aneurysm-repair-treatments/)
- [Sports injuries and prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/sports-injuries-and-prevention/)

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