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 2024/10/15 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.