title: Minimally invasive repair of groin and ventral hernias using a self expanding mesh patch.
abstract: The high risk of hernia recurrence as reported in the literature has prompted a significant increase in use of prosthetic materials for repair of groin hernias. The speed of recovery after surgery, as well as cost and simplicity, has become a much more important consideration than in the past, now that the risk of recurrence has been lowered with modern techniques.
authors.affiliation: Hernia Treatment Center Northwest, Olympia, WA.
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kugel
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006119:Groin; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh