{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,8]],"date-time":"2026-07-08T22:43:44Z","timestamp":1783550624290,"version":"3.55.0"},"reference-count":35,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,1]]},"DOI":"10.7759\/cureus.91388","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,1]],"date-time":"2025-09-01T09:55:22Z","timestamp":1756720522000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Postoperative Outcomes of the Desarda Technique Versus Lichtenstein Mesh Repair for Inguinal Hernias: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.7759","author":[{"given":"Jahanzaib","family":"Saeed","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zohaib","family":"Jamal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Asher","family":"Siddiqui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad","family":"Muawaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Talha","family":"Saeed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rajesh K","family":"Jain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/wjs.12360","article-title":"Desarda versus Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials","volume":"48","author":"Pompeu BF","year":"2024","unstructured":"Pompeu BF, Pasqualotto E, Marcolin P, et al.. Desarda versus Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. World J Surg. 2024, 48:2615-28. 10.1002\/wjs.12360","journal-title":"World J Surg"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1756-0500-5-585","article-title":"Surgical management of inguinal hernias at Bugando Medical Centre in northwestern Tanzania: our experiences in a resource-limited setting","volume":"5","author":"Mabula JB","year":"2012","unstructured":"Mabula JB, Chalya PL. Surgical management of inguinal hernias at Bugando Medical Centre in northwestern Tanzania: our experiences in a resource-limited setting. BMC Res Notes. 2012, 5:585. 10.1186\/1756-0500-5-585","journal-title":"BMC Res Notes"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00464-002-8575-6","article-title":"Randomized controlled study of laparoscopic total extraperitoneal versus open Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair","volume":"17","author":"Lal P","year":"2003","unstructured":"Lal P, Kajla RK, Chander J, Saha R, Ramteke VK. Randomized controlled study of laparoscopic total extraperitoneal versus open Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair. Surg Endosc. 2003, 17:850-6. 10.1007\/s00464-002-8575-6","journal-title":"Surg Endosc"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00268-020-05587-y","article-title":"Non-mesh Desarda technique versus standard mesh-based Lichtenstein technique for inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"44","author":"Mohamedahmed AY","year":"2020","unstructured":"Mohamedahmed AY, Ahmad H, Abdelmabod AA, Sillah AK. Non-mesh Desarda technique versus standard mesh-based Lichtenstein technique for inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Surg. 2020, 44:3312-21. 10.1007\/s00268-020-05587-y","journal-title":"World J Surg"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00268-014-2710-0","article-title":"Mesh repair versus non-mesh repair for strangulated inguinal hernia: systematic review with meta-analysis","volume":"38","author":"Hentati H","year":"2014","unstructured":"Hentati H, Dougaz W, Dziri C. Mesh repair versus non-mesh repair for strangulated inguinal hernia: systematic review with meta-analysis. World J Surg. 2014, 38:2784-90. 10.1007\/s00268-014-2710-0","journal-title":"World J Surg"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10029-017-1668-x","article-title":"International guidelines for groin hernia management","volume":"22","author":"HerniaSurge Group","year":"2018","unstructured":"HerniaSurge Group. International guidelines for groin hernia management. Hernia. 2018, 22:1-165. 10.1007\/s10029-017-1668-x","journal-title":"Hernia"},{"key":"ref7","article-title":"","author":"The Cochrane Collaboration","year":"2011","unstructured":"The Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Version 6.0. Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J, Cumpston M, Li T, Page MJ, et al. (ed): The Cochrane Collaboration, London, UK; 2011. http:\/\/handbook-5-1.cochrane.org\/."},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.d5928","article-title":"The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials","volume":"343","author":"Higgins JP","year":"2011","unstructured":"Higgins JP, Altman DG, G\u00f8tzsche PC, et al.. The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. BMJ. 2011, 343:d5928.","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"ref9","unstructured":"Software. (2024). Accessed. 2025: https:\/\/www.cochrane.org\/authors\/handbooks-and-manuals\/style-manual\/references\/reference-types\/software."},{"key":"ref10","article-title":"Outcomes of Desarda Vs Lichtenstein repair for inguinal hernia in terms of operative time, seroma formation, return to normal activity and cost","volume":"11","author":"Afzal A","year":"2017","unstructured":"Afzal A,Ali R, Yousaf S. Outcomes of Desarda Vs Lichtenstein repair for inguinal hernia in terms of operative time, seroma formation, return to normal activity and cost. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2017, 11:93-6.","journal-title":"Pak J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"ref11","article-title":"A comparative study of Desarda\u2019s technique with Lichtenstein mesh repair in treatment of inguinal hernia","volume":"16","author":"Ahmad T","year":"2023","unstructured":"Ahmad T, Khan LA, Khan F, Khan N, Wajid M, Khan I. A comparative study of Desarda\u2019s technique with Lichtenstein mesh repair in treatment of inguinal hernia. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2023, 16:677.","journal-title":"Pak J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"ref12","article-title":"Lichtenstein versus Desarda technique for inguinal hernia repair: a randomized clinical trial","volume":"14","author":"Ahmed H","year":"2020","unstructured":"Ahmed H, Nazir MT, Irfan F, Murtaza M, Khan AN. Lichtenstein versus Desarda technique for inguinal hernia repair: a randomized clinical trial. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2020, 14:527-30.","journal-title":"Pak J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.4103\/ejs.ejs_165_19","article-title":"Desarda vs lichtenstein technique for the treatment of primary inguinal hernia","volume":"39","author":"Arafa AS","year":"2020","unstructured":"Arafa AS, Saad HA, Fayek F. Desarda vs lichtenstein technique for the treatment of primary inguinal hernia. Egypt J Surg. 2020, 39:157-65.","journal-title":"Egypt J Surg"},{"key":"ref14","article-title":"Desarda\u2019s versus Lichtenstein technique of hernia repair","volume":"9","author":"Bhatti IA","year":"2015","unstructured":"Bhatti IA, Ishaqu H, Ahmad Z, Dar UF. Desarda\u2019s versus Lichtenstein technique of hernia repair. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2015, 9:1331-4.","journal-title":"Pak J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"ref15","unstructured":"International Clinical Trials Registry Platform Search Portal. (2017). Accessed. 2025: https:\/\/trialsearch.who.int\/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=CTRI\/2017\/04\/008373."},{"key":"ref16","unstructured":"A single blind, randomized controlled study to compare Desarda technique with Lichtenstein technique by evaluating short and long term outcomes after three years of follow up in primary inguinal hernias. (2019). Accessed. 2025: https:\/\/www.cochranelibrary.com\/es\/central\/doi\/10.1002\/central\/CN-01909527\/full."},{"key":"ref17","article-title":"A study on Desarda versus Lichtenstein technique for inguinal hernia treatment","volume":"9","author":"Dhananjaya BM","year":"2022","unstructured":"Dhananjaya BM, Ranjith BS, Veershetty, Sagar Z. A study on Desarda versus Lichtenstein technique for inguinal hernia treatment. Eur J Mol Clin Med. 2022, 9:9763-8.","journal-title":"Eur J Mol Clin Med"},{"key":"ref18","article-title":"Chronic groin pain in Desarda versus Lichtenstein hernia repair - a randomised controlled study","volume":"60","author":"Gaur AS","year":"2022","unstructured":"Gaur AS, Sharma N, Garg PK. Chronic groin pain in Desarda versus Lichtenstein hernia repair - a randomised controlled study. S Afr J Surg. 2022, 60:141-5.","journal-title":"S Afr J Surg"},{"key":"ref19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amsu.2021.102486","article-title":"A randomised controlled trial of Lichtenstein repair with Desarda repair in the management of inguinal hernias","volume":"67","author":"Jain SK","year":"2021","unstructured":"Jain SK, Bhatia S, Hameed T, Khan R, Dua A. A randomised controlled trial of Lichtenstein repair with Desarda repair in the management of inguinal hernias. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021, 67:102486. 10.1016\/j.amsu.2021.102486","journal-title":"Ann Med Surg (Lond)"},{"key":"ref20","article-title":"Desarda\u2019s repair vs. Lichtenstein repair in indirect inguinal hernia preferred technique","volume":"15","author":"Ali A","year":"2021","unstructured":"Ali A, Ahmad S, Kareemullah M, et al.. Desarda\u2019s repair vs. Lichtenstein repair in indirect inguinal hernia preferred technique. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2021, 15:3225-6.","journal-title":"Pak J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"ref21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10029-011-0883-0","article-title":"Comparison of non-mesh (Desarda) and mesh (Lichtenstein) methods for inguinal hernia repair among Black African patients: a short-term double-blind RCT","volume":"16","author":"Manyilirah W","year":"2012","unstructured":"Manyilirah W, Kijjambu S, Upoki A, Kiryabwire J. Comparison of non-mesh (Desarda) and mesh (Lichtenstein) methods for inguinal hernia repair among Black African patients: a short-term double-blind RCT. Hernia. 2012, 16:133-44. 10.1007\/s10029-011-0883-0","journal-title":"Hernia"},{"key":"ref22","article-title":"A comparative study of Desarda repair and Lichtensteins (mesh) repair for inguinal hernia","volume":"6","author":"Maurya RK","year":"2024","unstructured":"Maurya RK, Saxena N, Sharma S, Agrawal S. A comparative study of Desarda repair and Lichtensteins (mesh) repair for inguinal hernia\r\n. Int J Acad Med Pharm. 2024, 6:598-602.","journal-title":"Int J Acad Med Pharm"},{"key":"ref23","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.53350\/pjmhs22167188","article-title":"Comparison of outcome of Desarda\u2019s repair with Lichenstein mesh repair in inguinal hernia","volume":"16","author":"Mehmood B","year":"2022","unstructured":"Mehmood B, Raza MW, Butt HKS, Hameed S, Nadar A. Comparison of outcome of Desarda\u2019s repair with Lichenstein mesh repair in inguinal hernia. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2022, 16:188-90. 10.53350\/pjmhs22167188","journal-title":"Pak J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"ref24","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.53350\/pjmhs2023175581","article-title":"Comparison between short term outcomes of Lichtenstein and Desarda repair for inguinal hernia","volume":"17","author":"Mirza NK","year":"2023","unstructured":"Mirza NK, Ali I, Rasheed Z, et al.. Comparison between short term outcomes of Lichtenstein and Desarda repair for inguinal hernia. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2023, 17:581-3. 10.53350\/pjmhs2023175581","journal-title":"Pak J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"ref25","article-title":"Desarda versus Lichtenstein mesh for inguinal hernia repair: a randomized trial","volume":"13","author":"Dogar MA","year":"2019","unstructured":"Dogar MA, Sadiq I, Samee MU, Afzal A, Butt AS, Umar M. Desarda versus Lichtenstein mesh for inguinal hernia repair: a randomized trial. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2019, 13:227-9.","journal-title":"Pak J Med Health Sci"},{"key":"ref26","article-title":"A study to assess Desarda vs. Lichtenstein technique for the treatment of primary inguinal hernia","volume":"13","author":"Paliwal SS","year":"2022","unstructured":"Paliwal SS, Katkar A, Nangare N. A study to assess Desarda vs. Lichtenstein technique for the treatment of primary inguinal hernia. J Pharm Negat Results. 2022, 13:438-40.","journal-title":"J Pharm Negat Results"},{"key":"ref27","article-title":"A prospective and comparative study of Desarda repair and Lichtenstein (mesh) repair for inguinal hernia, at AGMC and GBP Hospital, Agartala, Tripura","volume":"14","author":"Paul B","year":"2022","unstructured":"Paul B, Biswas C, Sarkar P . A prospective and comparative study of Desarda repair and Lichtenstein (mesh) repair for inguinal hernia, at AGMC and GBP Hospital, Agartala, Tripura. Int J Pharm Clin Res. 2022, 14:689-93.","journal-title":"Int J Pharm Clin Res"},{"key":"ref28","article-title":"Desarda\u2019s no mesh repair versus open preperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia: a comparative study","volume":"14","author":"Pradhan A","year":"2023","unstructured":"Pradhan A, Nayak S, Kumar J, Behera AK. Desarda\u2019s no mesh repair versus open preperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia: a comparative study. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2023, 14:1773-84.","journal-title":"J Cardiovasc Dis Res"},{"key":"ref29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.22159\/ajpcr.2023.v16i3.47365","article-title":"Comparison of Desarda method versus Lichtenstein method for the management of inguinal hernia: a short-term outcome analysis","volume":"16","author":"Saraswat A","year":"2023","unstructured":"Saraswat A, Tauheed F, Gupta PD, Singh RV, Bhatnagar A. Comparison of Desarda method versus Lichtenstein method for the management of inguinal hernia: a short-term outcome analysis. Asian J Pharm Clin Res. 2023, 16:24-6. 10.22159\/ajpcr.2023.v16i3.47365","journal-title":"Asian J Pharm Clin Res"},{"key":"ref30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00268-012-1508-1","article-title":"Desarda versus Lichtenstein technique for primary inguinal hernia treatment: 3-year results of a randomized clinical trial","volume":"36","author":"Szopinski J","year":"2012","unstructured":"Szopinski J, Dabrowiecki S, Pierscinski S, Jackowski M, Jaworski M, Szuflet Z. Desarda versus Lichtenstein technique for primary inguinal hernia treatment: 3-year results of a randomized clinical trial. World J Surg. 2012, 36:984-92. 10.1007\/s00268-012-1508-1","journal-title":"World J Surg"},{"key":"ref31","article-title":"A randomized study to compare the Desarda tissue repair vs. Lichtenstein mesh hernioplasty in repair of primary inguinal hernia","volume":"5","author":"Verma N","year":"2023","unstructured":"Verma N, Bhuvan Nagar P. A randomized study to compare the Desarda tissue repair vs. Lichtenstein mesh hernioplasty in repair of primary inguinal hernia. Int J Acad Med Pharm. 2023, 5:1311-20.","journal-title":"Int J Acad Med Pharm"},{"key":"ref32","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijsu.2015.05.055","article-title":"Randomized clinical trial of Desarda versus Lichtenstein repair for treatment of primary inguinal hernia","volume":"20","author":"Youssef T","year":"2015","unstructured":"Youssef T, El-Alfy K, Farid M. Randomized clinical trial of Desarda versus Lichtenstein repair for treatment of primary inguinal hernia. Int J Surg. 2015, 20:28-34. 10.1016\/j.ijsu.2015.05.055","journal-title":"Int J Surg"},{"key":"ref33","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.18203\/2349-2902.isj20173407","article-title":"A comparative study of outcomes of Lichtenstein repair and Desarda tissue repair in patients of inguinal hernia","volume":"4","author":"Neogi P","year":"2017","unstructured":"Neogi P, Gupta V, Tripathi N. A comparative study of outcomes of Lichtenstein repair and Desarda tissue repair in patients of inguinal hernia. Int Surg J. 2017, 4:2693-9. 10.18203\/2349-2902.isj20173407","journal-title":"Int Surg J"},{"key":"ref34","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10029-017-1666-z","article-title":"Desarda's technique versus Lichtenstein technique for the treatment of primary inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials","volume":"22","author":"Emile SH","year":"2018","unstructured":"Emile SH, Elfeki H. Desarda's technique versus Lichtenstein technique for the treatment of primary inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Hernia. 2018, 22:385-95. 10.1007\/s10029-017-1666-z","journal-title":"Hernia"},{"key":"ref35","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijsu.2017.11.055","article-title":"Desarda versus Lichtenstein technique for the treatment of primary inguinal hernia: a systematic review","volume":"50","author":"Ge H","year":"2018","unstructured":"Ge H, Liang C, Xu Y, Ren S, Wu J. Desarda versus Lichtenstein technique for the treatment of primary inguinal hernia: a systematic review. Int J Surg. 2018, 50:22-7. 10.1016\/j.ijsu.2017.11.055","journal-title":"Int J Surg"}],"container-title":["Cureus"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cureus.com\/articles\/397248-postoperative-outcomes-of-the-desarda-technique-versus-lichtenstein-mesh-repair-for-inguinal-hernias-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,1]],"date-time":"2025-09-01T09:55:25Z","timestamp":1756720525000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cureus.com\/articles\/397248-postoperative-outcomes-of-the-desarda-technique-versus-lichtenstein-mesh-repair-for-inguinal-hernias-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,1]]},"references-count":35,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7759\/cureus.91388","relation":{},"ISSN":["2168-8184"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2168-8184","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,1]]}}}