Reduced pain and discomfort after surgical repair of inguinal hernia in infants: secondary outcome analysis of the randomized controlled HERNIIA-trial

Lore E. de Vreeze; Sanne C. Maat; Johannes R. Anema; Robertine van Baren; Jasper Been; Mart H. M. Bender; Hanneke M. van Dongen; Hester R. Langeveld-Benders; Ruben G. J. Visschers; Jos W. R. Twisk; Gerda W. Zijp; Ernest L. W. van Heurn; Joep P. M. Derikx

doi:10.1093/bjs/znag064

Reduced pain and discomfort after surgical repair of inguinal hernia in infants: secondary outcome analysis of the randomized controlled HERNIIA-trial

Lore E. de Vreeze^*
, Sanne C. Maat
, Johannes R. Anema
, Robertine van Baren
, Jasper Been
, Mart H. M. Bender
, Hanneke M. van Dongen
, Hester R. Langeveld-Benders
, Ruben G. J. Visschers
, Jos W. R. Twisk
, Gerda W. Zijp
, Ernest L. W. van Heurn
, Joep P. M. Derikx

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Article number	znag064
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Surgery
Volume	113
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znag064
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2026

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de Vreeze, L. E., Maat, S. C., Anema, J. R., van Baren, R., Been, J., Bender, M. H. M., van Dongen, H. M., Langeveld-Benders, H. R., Visschers, R. G. J., Twisk, J. W. R., Zijp, G. W., van Heurn, E. L. W., & Derikx, J. P. M. (2026). Reduced pain and discomfort after surgical repair of inguinal hernia in infants: secondary outcome analysis of the randomized controlled HERNIIA-trial. British Journal of Surgery, 113(7), Article znag064. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znag064

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Reduced pain and discomfort after surgical repair of inguinal hernia in infants: secondary outcome analysis of the randomized controlled HERNIIA-trial. / de Vreeze, Lore E.; Maat, Sanne C.; Anema, Johannes R. et al.
In: British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 113, No. 7, znag064, 01.07.2026.

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