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Review
. 2025 Feb 6;2(2):CD016122.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD016122.

Penetrating versus non-penetrating mesh fixation in laparoscopic groin hernia repair

Stina Öberg  1   2 , Jason Joe Baker  1   2 , Jacob Rosenberg  1   2
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Review

Penetrating versus non-penetrating mesh fixation in laparoscopic groin hernia repair

Stina Öberg et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of penetrating versus non-penetrating mesh fixation in adults receiving laparoscopic groin hernia repair.

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Conflict of interest statement

Stina Öberg, Jason Joe Baker, and Jacob Rosenberg report no conflicts of interest relevant to this review.

Stina Öberg and Jason Joe Baker are Managing Editor and Assistant Managing Editor for the Cochrane Colorectal Group, and Jacob Rosenberg is the Co‐ordinating Editor. However, the authors had no influence on the editorial process of this protocol.

Jacob Rosenberg is an author of an eligible randomised controlled trial [74]. He will not be involved in the risk of bias assessment for this study or any GRADE assessments that involve data from it.

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