[Lichtenstein versus Lichtenstein plus plug in prosthetic inguinal hernia repair: preliminary results of a prospective randomized controlled trial].

Background: Mesh- based hernioplasties became the reference in inguinal hernia repair.

Aim: To evaluate the results of combining a conic Plug to the Lichtenstein Mesh for inguinal hernia repair.

Methods: Between January 2007 and January 2009 we included 50 patients with primary or recurrent inguinal hernia in a prospective comparative randomized controlled trial.