title: Current status of the debate on laparoscopic hernia repair.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK. p.j.odwyer@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: O'Dwyer
mesh_terms: 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