Conventional or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair? The surgeon's choice

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-57

  Williams, Nigel ^a   Scott, Adam D N ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTANTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032959988     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Lawrence K, McWhinnie D, Goodwin A et al. Randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open repair of inguinal hernia. BMJ 1995; 311: 981-5.
2. Liem MSL, van Vroonhoven TJ. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Br J Surg 1996; 83: 1197-1204.
3. Notaras MJ. Minimally invasive surgery. No benefit in hernia repair. BMJ 1994; 308: 199.
4. Kozol R, Lange PM, Kosir M et al. A prospective, randomised study of open vs laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. An assessment of postoperative pain. Arch Surg 1997; 132: 292-5.
5. Liem MS, van der Graaf Y, van Vroonhoven TJ. A randomised comparison of physical performance following laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair. The Coala Trial Group. Br J Surg 1997; 84: 64-7.
6. Phillips EH, Arregui M, Carroll BJ et al. Incidence of complications following laparoscopic hernioplasty. Surg Endosc 1995; 9: 16-21.
7. Schrenk P, Woisetschlager R, Reiger R, Wayand W. Prospective randomised trial comparing postoperative pain and return to physical activity after transabdominal preperitoneal, total preperitoneal or Shouldice technique for inguinal hernia repair. Br J Surg 1996; 83: 1563-6.
8. Takahara T, Uyama I, Ogiwara H, Furuta T, Iida S. Inflammatory responses in open versus laparoscopic herniorrhaphy. J Laparoendoscop Surg 1995; 5: 317-26.
9. Goodwin JS 2nd, Traverso LW. A prospective cost and outcome comparison of inguinal hernia repairs. Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal versus open tension-free preperitoneal. Surg Endosc 1995; 9: 981-3.