Table.

Long term complications in patients at least five years after undergoing inguinal hernia repair. Results are numbers (percentages)

Complication	Method of hernia mesh repair		P value (Fisher's exact test)
	TAPP (n=122)	Open (n=120)
No of patients with complications	13	52
Numbness	3 (3)	27 (23)	<0.0001
Groin pain	2 (2)	12 (10)	0.006
Testicular pain	4 (3)	6 (5)	0.536
Testicular atrophy	1 (1)	3 (3)	NS
Removal of infected mesh	0	1 (1)	NS
Recurrence	2 (2)	3 (3)	NS
Umbilical hernia	1 (1)	0	NS
Contralateral hernia	11 (9)	11 (9)	NS

TAPP=transabdominal pre-peritoneal repair; NS=not significant.