The Comparison of Lichtenstein Procedure with and without Mesh-Fixation for Inguinal Hernia Repair

Table 2

Distribution of region and type.

		Group 1		Group 2
Region	Right	24	57.10%	21	48.80%	: 0.58
	Left	18	42.90%	22	51.20%	= 0.443
Type	Indirect	23	54.80%	27	62.80%
	Direct	14	33.30%	12	27.90%	: 0.57
	Indirect + direct	5	11.90%	4	9.30%	= 0.751