Authors' Reply: Ilioinguinal Nerve Neurectomy is better than Preservation in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis

Roberto Cirocchi^{1

2}, Marco Sutera^{3

4}, Piergiorgio Fedeli^{4

5}, Gabriele Anania⁶, Piero Covarelli³, Fabio Suadoni³, Carlo Boselli^{3

4}, Luigi Carlini³, Stefano Trastulli⁷, Vito D'Andrea^{4

8}, Paolo Bruzzone^{4

9}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. roberto.cirocchi@unipg.it.
² Inguinal Nerve Working Group, Perugia, Italy. roberto.cirocchi@unipg.it.
³ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
⁴ Inguinal Nerve Working Group, Perugia, Italy.
⁵ Department of Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
⁶ Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
⁷ Department of Digestive Surgery, AOSP of Terni, Terni, Italy.
⁸ Department of Surgical Science, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
⁹ Dipartimento Di Chirurgia Generale E Specialistica "Paride Stefanini", Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.

Comment

Roberto Cirocchi et al. World J Surg. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;45(8):2631-2632.

doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06167-4. Epub 2021 May 24.

¹ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. roberto.cirocchi@unipg.it.
² Inguinal Nerve Working Group, Perugia, Italy. roberto.cirocchi@unipg.it.
³ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
⁴ Inguinal Nerve Working Group, Perugia, Italy.
⁵ Department of Surgery, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
⁶ Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
⁷ Department of Digestive Surgery, AOSP of Terni, Terni, Italy.
⁸ Department of Surgical Science, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
⁹ Dipartimento Di Chirurgia Generale E Specialistica "Paride Stefanini", Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.

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Ilioinguinal Nerve Neurectomy is better than Preservation in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis.
Cirocchi R, Sutera M, Fedeli P, Anania G, Covarelli P, Suadoni F, Boselli C, Carlini L, Trastulli S, D'Andrea V, Bruzzone P. Cirocchi R, et al. World J Surg. 2021 Jun;45(6):1750-1760. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-05968-x. Epub 2021 Feb 19. World J Surg. 2021. PMID: 33606079 Free PMC article.
Letter to the Editor: Ilioinguinal Nerve Neurectomy is better than Preservation in Lichtenstein Hernia Repair: a Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis.
Aiolfi A, Cavalli M, Bonitta G, Bona D, Campanelli G. Aiolfi A, et al. World J Surg. 2021 Aug;45(8):2629-2630. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06154-9. Epub 2021 May 8. World J Surg. 2021. PMID: 33966097 No abstract available.

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