Papers of the Week

In preventing Chronic Postoperative Inguinal Pain (CPIP) after inguinal herniorrhaphy, mesh position and mesh fixation seem important factors. The SOFTGRIP trial compared the TransInguinal PrePeritoneal (TIPP) repair to Polysoft mesh, to the Open anterior repair (Lichtenstein) using the self-gripping ProGrip mesh. Since CPIP might resolve and recurrence rate increase, this study reports the SOFTGRIP trial's long-term results (with a minimal follow-up of 5 years).