title: Laparoscopic vs open hernioplasty. Which open technique for a correct comparison of outcomes?
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Negro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gossetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Catarci
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D007902:Length of Stay; D008722:Methods; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome