Non-fixation versus fixation of mesh in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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About the Authors

ChenXin Zhang

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, The 983rd Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA, Tianjin, China

Jia Li

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, The 983rd Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA, Tianjin, China

HaiJin Suo

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, The 983rd Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA, Tianjin, China

JianPing Bai

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, The 983rd Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA, Tianjin, China

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Surgical repair
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Medical risk factors
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Surgical and invasive medical procedures
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Randomized controlled trials
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