In the past decade hernia surgery has been challenged by two new technologies: by
laparoscopy, which has attempted to change the traditional open operative techniques, and …

Background Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequently performed operation in general
surgery. The standard method for inguinal hernia repair had changed little over a hundred …

Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

Background For the scientific evaluation of the endoscopic and open mesh techniques for
the repair of inguinal hernia, meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCT) are …

Background The aim was to conduct a meta-analysis of the randomized evidence to
determine the relative merits of laparoscopic (LIHR) and open (OIHR) inguinal hernia repair …

Repair of Groin Hernia With Synthetic Mesh: Meta-Analysis of... : Annals of Surgery Repair of
Groin Hernia With Synthetic Mesh: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials : Annals of …

Background The place of laparoscopic groin hernia repair remains controversial. Individual
randomized controlled trials alone have not provided statistically reliable results when …

BACKGROUND: Repair of a groin hernia is one of the most common elective operations
performed in general surgery. Our aim was to compare laparoscopic repair with open repair …

Background Although a large number of surgeons currently perform endoscopic hernia
surgery using a total extraperitoneal (TEP) approach, reviews published to date are based …

Background: Whereas open anterior inguinal herniorrhaphy is a time-tested, safe, and well-
understood operation with a high success rate, laparoscopic techniques of inguinal hernia …