title: Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy: initial experience in a community hospital.
abstract: Since February 1992, 32 laparoscopic herniorrhaphies have been performed in 25 patients, including 15 indirect, 16 direct and 1 femoral defect. These were performed in a 275 bed community hospital initially using a "plug and patch" technique, and later employing repair of the hernia defect with a sheet of prolene mesh only. Patients were managed on an out patient basis and were able to resume full activity in 7 to 10 days. Despite the lack of long term follow-up and additional cost basis for the laparoscopic procedures, this method of repairing hernia defects promises to be safe and effective with a high degree of patient satisfaction.
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authors.lastname: Pruett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008922:Mississippi; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012008:Recurrence