Erschienen in:
01.07.2004 | Point/Counterpoint
Primary inguinal hernia repair: open or laparoscopic, that is the question
verfasst von:
J. D. Mellinger, E. L. Felix
Erschienen in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Ausgabe 7/2004
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Excerpt
It is perhaps a sign of senescence, if not obsolescence, to be asked to write on the subject of open inguinal hernia repair in a journal devoted to minimally invasive surgery. Nevertheless, there remain some significant reasons to consider open inguinal herniorrhaphy a preferable approach in the management of groin defects. Some of those features will be herein reviewed. This will not be approached as an exhaustive, scholarly effort, but rather as a position paper, with arguments derived from the author’s experience, as well as the available literature. As a practitioner who performs both open and laparoscopic hernia repair in practice, what is presented outlines why the author chooses to perform most inguinal hernia repairs via the open technique. …