Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Further recurrence
Systematic review	127 people 2 RCTs in this analysis	Further recurrence with TEP laparoscopic repair with open mesh repair	RR 1.08 95% CI 0.57 to 2.05 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
RCT 3-armed trial	82 men with recurrent inguinal hernia	Recurrence within 3 years 2/26 (8%) with TEP laparoscopic repair 5/32 (16%) with open mesh repair	Significance not assessed