Male infertility following inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and pooled analysis

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• 作者：A. Kordzadeh ; M. O. Liu ; N. V. Jayanthi
• 关键词：Hernia ; Inguinal hernia ; Hernia repair ; Male infertility ; Azoospermia ; Systematic review
• 刊名：Hernia
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：21
• 期：1
• 页码：1-7
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• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Abdominal Surgery;
• 出版者：Springer Paris
• ISSN：1248-9204
• 卷排序：21

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IntroductionThe aim of this systematic review is to establish the clinical impact of open (mesh and/or without mesh) and laparoscopic hernia repair (transabdominal pre-peritoneal (TAP) and/or totally extra-peritoneal (TEP)) on male fertility. The incidence of male infertility following various types of inguinal hernia repair is currently unknown. The lack of high-quality evidence has led to various speculations, suggestions and reliance on anecdotal experience in the clinical practice.