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<journal-id>1870-7203</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta médica Grupo Ángeles]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-7203</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Grupo Ángeles, Servicios de Salud]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-72032020000400373</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/97263</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Metaanálisis comparativo de hernioplastia inguinal TAPP vs Lichtenstein]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A comparative meta-analysis of inguinal hernioplasty TAPP vs Lichtenstein]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chávez Peón Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Federico]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Arias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Ignacio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barrientos Fortes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tomás]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Anáhuac México Instituto Mexicano de Neurociencias Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Naucalpan de Juárez ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Anáhuac México Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Naucalpan de Juárez ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles Lomas American College of Surgeons ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>373</fpage>
<lpage>381</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-72032020000400373&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-72032020000400373&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-72032020000400373&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El metaanálisis compara el abordaje laparoscópico transabdominal preperitoneal contra la reparación tipo Lichtenstein. Se tomaron en cuenta ensayos clínicos aleatorizados, utilizando la metodología PRISMA para la inclusión y exclusión de los estudios filtrados, los datos de los estudios seleccionados se agruparon en diagramas de Forest Plot. Se utilizaron 13 ensayos clínicos controlados aleatorizados (11 grupos de pacientes) con un total de 1,172 pacientes. El tiempo quirúrgico favorece al grupo TL, (IC95%, 9.67-34.03, p &lt; 0.00001). No existe diferencia significativa en cuanto al tipo de estancia hospitalaria. Hubo nueve casos más de infección en el grupo LT, (IC95%, OR 0.26, [0.07, 0.99], p = 0.05). No existió diferencia significativa en cuanto a la presentación de hematoma en ambos grupos. El dolor crónico favoreció significativamente al grupo TAPP, (IC95%, OR 0.32 [0.13, 0.82], p = 0.02). La recurrencia de hernia inguinal no tuvo diferencia significativa entre los grupos. El dolor agudo postoperatorio favoreció al grupo TAPP en las primeras 12 y 24 horas, posteriormente no hubo diferencia estadísticamente significativa. El tiempo quirúrgico fue significativamente más corto en el caso del abordaje abierto. El abordaje laparoscópico presentó muchas menos complicaciones respecto a infección y dolor crónico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract A meta-analysis comparing the laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal approach versus the Lichtenstein-type repair was performed. Randomized clinical trials were taken into account, using the PRISMA methodology for the inclusion and exclusion of the filtered studies, the data of the selected studies were grouped in Forest Plot diagrams. Thirteen randomized controlled clinical trials (11 groups of patients) were found which compared LT against TAPP in inguinal hernioplasty, a total of 1,172 patients. Regarding the surgical time, the TL group is favored (95% CI, 9.67-34.03, p &lt; 0.00001). There is no significant difference in the type of hospital stay. In the case of infection, there were nine more cases in the LT group (95% CI, OR 0.26, [0.07, 0.99], p = 0.05). There was no significant difference in the presentation of hematoma in both groups. Chronic pain significantly favored the TAPP group (95% CI, OR 0.32 [0.13, 0.82], p = 0.02). Regarding the recurrence of inguinal hernia there was no significant difference between the groups. Acute postoperative pain favored the TAPP group in the first 12 and 24 hours, on the later hours there was no statistically significant difference. The surgery duration time was significantly shorter in the open group. Laparoscopic approach resulted with lesser complications in regards to infection and chronic pain.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hernia inguinal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Lichtenstein]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[transabdominal preperitoneal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Inguinal hernia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lichtenstein]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pre-peritoneal transabdominal]]></kwd>
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