RT Book, Section
A1 Hunter, John G.
A1 Spight, Donn H.
A1 Sandone, Corinne
A1 Fairman, Jennifer E.
SR Print(0)
ID 1162531408
T1 Inguinal Hernia Repair
T2 Atlas of Minimally Invasive Surgical Operations
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071449052
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162531408
RD 2024/04/20
AB Laparoscopic  inguinal  hernia  repair  may  be  offered  to  patients  who  desire  a  rapid  return  to  full  activity,  have  bilateral  inguinal  hernias,  or  have  a  recurrent  hernia  where  an  open  anterior  approach  has  failed.  The  main  benefits  of  laparoscopic  repair  are  a  decrease  in  postoperative  pain  and  an  improved  time  to  recovery  compared  with  the  open  approach.  This  advantage  is  particularly  beneficial  in  patients  with  bilateral  hernias  because  both  hernias  can  be  repaired  under  the  same  anesthetic  without  an  increase  in  postoperative  pain  and  disability.  The  benefit  to  repairing  a  recurrent  inguinal  hernia  laparoscopically  is  that  the  laparoscopic  approach  can  identify  the  exact  location  of  the  recurrence  from  the  interior  of  the  groin  and  the  defect  can  be  patched  without  extensive  dissection  through  scarred  tissue.