Anterior inguinal hernia repair is the second-most-commonly performed abdominal
operation and has been associated with low morbidity and mortality rates. The principle of …

Before laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair can be widely adopted, general surgeons must
become familiar with the laparoscopic presentation of the inguinal anatomy and must obtain …

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair could represent an attractive alternative to conventional
inguinal herniorrhaphy if it can be shown to result in less perioperative morbidity (primarily …

Because laparoscopic surgical techniques have been applied to inguinal hernia repair, the
surgeon has been forced to re-evaluate his particular open technique and its resultant …

Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy is compared with conventional herniorrhaphy in 20 patients,
who underwent laparoscopic herniorrhaphy utilizing a Mersilene plug and patch graft, and …

Since November 1990, 50 laparoscopic herniorrhaphies have been done in 47 patients
(three patients with bilateral repairs), including 31 indirect and 19 direct inguinal hernias …

Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy is an investigational procedure and the best technique
and the exact indications are presently unclear. Preliminary results suggest that further …

Background There are a variety of accepted techniques for herniorrhaphy. With the advent of
laparoscopic general surgery, new endoscopic techniques using the transabdominal and …

A follow-up series of 1700 laparoscopic inguinofemoral herniorrhaphies by a single surgical
team is presented (1381 patients). Two standard techniques were used: transabdominal …

Between Mar. 13 and Sept. 16, 1991, the authors performed 10 inguinal herniorrhaphies
laparoscopically. Two patients with a type II hernia (indirect with dilated internal ring but …