Evaluation criteria of inguinal hernia repair.
Open and laparoscopic hernia repairs have both their advantages and their indications. Both techniques are evaluated in relation to technical aspects, complications, recurrence rates and cost effectiveness.
Department of Digestive and General Surgery, University Hospital St-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
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D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000592:standards; D001530:Belgium; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*