Laparoscopic versus open mesh repair for recurrent inguinal hernia: A meta-analysis of outcomes

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 291-297

  Dedemadi, Georgia ^a   Sgourakis, George ^b   Radtke, Arnold ^c   Dounavis, Alexandros ^a   Gockel, Ines ^c   Fouzas, Ioannis ^d   Karaliotas, Constantine ^b   Anagnostou, Evangelos ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Evidence based; Giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac; Lichtenstein procedure; Meta analysis; Open preperitoneal mesh; OPM; Publication bias; Recurrent inguinal hernia; Stoppa; Totally extraperitoneal; Transabdominal preperitoneal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; OPEN MESH REPAIR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEROMA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955861464     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.12.009     Document Type: Review

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