Background: Recent efforts at development of an ideal method for herniorrhaphy have
resulted in a number of tremendous advances. The keen interest in hernia surgery and …

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

Objective: To determine whether transabdominal preperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair
can equal or surpass an established open method at an acceptable cost. Design: A …

Objective: To compare results and outcomes following laparoscopic and tension-free open
inguinal herniorrhaphy. Design: A prospective, nonrandomized trial of a single surgeon's …

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 …

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

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 …

Background. The effectiveness of laparoscopic herniorrhaphy, the patient outcome, and
technical aspects have been controversial. We have performed 450 consecutive …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy
represents a viable alternative to the conventional repair and to assess whether a …

Methods We performed a MEDLINE search from 1990 to the present using the following
search parameters: prospective, randomized, laparoscopic hernia, open hernia …