Among patients undergoing incisional hernia repair, the use of mesh to reinforce the repair was associated with a lower risk of hernia recurrence over 5 years compared with when mesh was not used, ...

The researchers compared outcomes for hernia repair using mesh performed by either open or laparoscopic techniques vs open repair without use of mesh. Among the patients (average age, 59 years; 53 ...

Multiple suture techniques and various mesh repairs are used in open or laparoscopic umbilical hernia (UH) surgery. To compare long-term follow-up results of UH repair in different hernia surgery ...

4.1.1 Outcomes of interest, against which the effectiveness of laparoscopic and open surgery were assessed, were primary outcomes of recurrence and persistent pain, and secondary outcomes of the rate ...

Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair is as effective as open repair, with similar recurrence rates, according to a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 194 patients. Hasan H. Eker, MD, a ...

Outcomes of interest, against which the effectiveness of laparoscopic and open surgery were assessed, were primary outcomes of recurrence and persistent pain, and secondary outcomes of the rate of ...

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Since the introduction of the laparoscopic approach to inguinal hernia repair, results of several randomized trials and meta-analyses have shown that it is associated with less pain and more rapid ...