Operative versus conservative management for inguinal hernia: a methodology scoping review of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is a lack of consensus on the management of inguinal hernia with limited symptoms. To address this issue a systematic review of existing randomized clinical trials (RCTs) was performed to critically appraise all existing data on asymptomatic hernia management, focusing on generalizability.

Methods

A scoping review to identify all RCTs comparing surgical and conservative management of patients with inguinal hernias was undertaken. Medline, Embase, Cochrane and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched. Data collected included study characteristics and definitions of population, intervention/comparator, and outcomes; and limitations of each study were also extracted. The quality and generalizability of included RCTs were evaluated using Cochrane's ROB-2 and

SUBMITTER: Picciochi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421466 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature