title: Is laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair an operation of the past?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Lorelei J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Grunwaldt
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Schwaitzberg
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Rattner
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012008:Recurrence