Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

As a consequence of the development of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the late 1980s, diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy has now become an integral part of the average general surgeon's practice. Many conventional operations have been successfully adapted for the laparoscopic approach. A l...

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Published in:The American surgeon 2006-03, Vol.72 (3), p.197-206
Main Authors: Fitzgibbons, Jr, Robert J, Puri, Varun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical trials
Comparative studies
Hernia, Inguinal - surgery
Hernias
Humans
Laparoscopy - methods
Life expectancy
Medical treatment
Patients
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:As a consequence of the development of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the late 1980s, diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopy has now become an integral part of the average general surgeon's practice. Many conventional operations have been successfully adapted for the laparoscopic approach. A laparoscopic operation is unquestionably the surgical procedure of choice for gastroesophageal reflux disease and removal of the gallbladder, spleen, or adrenal gland unless specific contraindications are present. However, the value of laparoscopic techniques for other operations remains controversial within the surgical community. Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy (LIH) is a case in point. Frequent reanalysis of the controversial procedures such as laparoscopic herniorrhaphy is especially important because videoscopic operations remain in their developmental stages and thus continue to evolve. With this in mind, the purpose of this review was to examine the current state of the art of laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy in relationship to its conventional counterparts.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313480607200301