A randomized multi-centre trial comparing the cost-effectiveness of two surgical techniques for the repair of incisional hernias: laparoscopic vs. conventional open repair. The following patients will ...

The Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly Government have asked the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE or the Institute) to conduct an appraisal of laparoscopic surgery for ...

A randomized trial compared laparoscopic and open surgery in 90 children aged 4 months to 16 years with unilateral inguinal hernia (Pediatrics. 2009;123:332-337). Laparoscopic repair was associated ...

What are the recurrence rates after laparoscopic versus open repair of primary inguinal hernia in women? In a recent review, published in JAMA Surgery, [1] the authors present a summary of findings ...

Outcomes of interest, against which the effectiveness of laparoscopic and open surgery were assessed, were primary outcomes of recurrence and persistent pain, and secondary outcomes of the rate of ...

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (VHR) is a procedure that is increasingly carried out in clinical practice, as a result of the advent of dual-layer meshes. The efficacy, safety, and ...

There are many types of hernias that can occur in various areas of the body, most common type being the inguinal hernia. An inguinal hernia appears when a portion of the tissue lining the peritoneum - ...

The Iskandar Complex Hernia Center, a renowned complex hernia surgery treatment center based in Waxahachie, TX, recently released an article detailing laparoscopic hernia repair and procedure. Hernias ...

Minimally invasive surgical techniques have revolutionized the treatment paraesophageal hernia — but there's continued controversy over some key technical aspects of the procedure. To inform the ...