title: A critical comparison of laparoscopic hernia repair with Lichtenstein tension-free hernioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Amid
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Shulman
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods