Erschienen in:
01.09.2007 | Invited Commentary
Modified Technique of Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Hernioplasty for Irreducible Scrotal Hernias
verfasst von:
B. Ramana
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 9/2007
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Excerpt
Laparoscopic approaches to the repair of groin hernias are now almost passé in most countries around the globe, although, admittedly, a few surgeons are comfortable doing these operations on a routine basis. One of the important reasons that laparoscopic repairs have fallen out of favor relates to the difficulty of performing a laparoscopic hernioplasty (LH) in some patients. In difficult cases, the surgeon may consider the open procedure not only easier but safer. …