Shaiban, M., Khushaim, L., Alghamdi, R., Alawami, F., Jamalaldeen, M., Aljoufi, G., Alsharif, M., Alsharif, F., Alzahrani, K., Albarakati, S., Abdulrahman, A., Saud, A., Al-Saad, M., Al-Khider, E., Ismael, M. (2018). Laparoscopic versus Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Adults. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70(3), 392-396. doi: 10.12816/0043475
Mansour Ali Shaiban; Layan Mazen Khushaim; Roaa Khalid Alghamdi; Fatimah Murtadha Alawami; Mouhab Rafiq Jamalaldeen; Ghadah Abdulsalam Aljoufi; Mohammed Hasan Alsharif; Fetoon Nasser Alsharif; Khaled Saad Alzahrani; Sultan Omar Albarakati; Alqahtani Yousif Abdulrahman; Almutairi Ahmad Saud; Mahdi Hussain Al-Saad; Ebtihal Mohammad Al-Khider; Mohammed Zuhair Ismael. "Laparoscopic versus Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Adults". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70, 3, 2018, 392-396. doi: 10.12816/0043475
Shaiban, M., Khushaim, L., Alghamdi, R., Alawami, F., Jamalaldeen, M., Aljoufi, G., Alsharif, M., Alsharif, F., Alzahrani, K., Albarakati, S., Abdulrahman, A., Saud, A., Al-Saad, M., Al-Khider, E., Ismael, M. (2018). 'Laparoscopic versus Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Adults', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 70(3), pp. 392-396. doi: 10.12816/0043475
Shaiban, M., Khushaim, L., Alghamdi, R., Alawami, F., Jamalaldeen, M., Aljoufi, G., Alsharif, M., Alsharif, F., Alzahrani, K., Albarakati, S., Abdulrahman, A., Saud, A., Al-Saad, M., Al-Khider, E., Ismael, M. Laparoscopic versus Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Adults. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018; 70(3): 392-396. doi: 10.12816/0043475
Laparoscopic versus Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Adults
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.