ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA, vol.113, no.3, pp.196-202, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
Background : Problems due to damage to ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves which have many variations following surgery for inguinal hernia cause additional work leave and delay in return to daily life. We aimed to compare outcomes of nerve identification and preservation with a careful dissection during Lichtenstein repair of inguinal hernia between normal courses of inguinal based nerves and variable courses of inguinal based nerves.