title: Randomized trial of modified Bassini versus Shouldice inguinal hernia repair. The Cologne Hernia Study Group.
abstract: Between 1986 and 1992, 265 men of mean age 51 (range 16-75) years with a primary inguinal hernia were randomized to undergo surgery by staff surgeon or surgical resident and further randomized to receive a modified Bassini operation (transversalis fascia not divided but included in the repair) or Shouldice procedure. The follow-up rate was 92.1 per cent with a mean follow-up of 3.3 years. Recurrence developed in 12 of 125 patients with a Bassini procedure and two of 119 after a Shouldice repair (9.6 versus 1.7 per cent, P = 0.006). The recurrence rate was no different for staff surgeons and trainees (5.9 versus 5.6 per cent, P not significant). Multivariate analysis identified the presence of a direct hernia (P = 0.003) as the additional main factor for the development of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Troidl
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rixen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Langen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003107:Colorectal Surgery / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence