Current status of the debate on laparoscopic hernia repair.
There is continued debate as to the role of laparoscopy in recurrent, bilateral inguinal and incisional hernias. Further clinical trials are needed in all of these areas. For patients with a primary inguinal hernia laparoscopic repair can no longer be recommended as the repair of choice unless it is undertaken in an expert centre in minimal access surgery.
O'Dwyer
P J
PJ
University Department of Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK. p.j.odwyer@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome