Laparoscopic versus Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Adults

Shaiban, Mansour Ali; Khushaim, Layan Mazen; Alghamdi, Roaa Khalid; Alawami, Fatimah Murtadha; Jamalaldeen, Mouhab Rafiq; Aljoufi, Ghadah Abdulsalam; Alsharif, Mohammed Hasan; Alsharif, Fetoon Nasser; Alzahrani, Khaled Saad; Albarakati, Sultan Omar; Abdulrahman, Alqahtani Yousif; Saud, Almutairi Ahmad; Al-Saad, Mahdi Hussain; Al-Khider, Ebtihal Mohammad; Ismael, Mohammed Zuhair

doi:10.12816/0043475

Laparoscopic versus Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Adults

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Jazan University

² Ibn Sina National College

³ Maastricht University

⁴ King Saud University

⁵ Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University

⁶ Umm Alqura University

⁷ King Abdulaziz University

⁸ Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

⁹ Szeged University- Hungary

¹⁰ King Faisal University

¹¹ Prince Mohammed Bin Nasser Hospital – Gizan

10.12816/0043475

Abstract

Hernias are abnormal protrusions of a viscus (or part of it) through a normal or abnormal opening in a cavity (usually the abdomen). They are most commonly seen in the groin; a minority are para-umbilical or incisional. In the groin, inguinal hernias are more common than femoral hernias. Inguinal hernias occur in about 15% of the adult population, and inguinal hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the world. Although open, mesh-based, tension-free repair remains the criterion standard, laparoscopic herniorrhaphy, in the hands of adequately trained surgeons, produces excellent results comparable to those of open repair. We conducted this review using a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 1, 1985, through June 15, 2017.

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