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- Title
Utilization of laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair: a population-based analysis.
- Authors
Smink, Douglas S; Paquette, Ian M; Finlayson, Samuel R G
- Abstract
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is a safe, effective treatment for inguinal hernias and is considered, by some, to be the procedure of choice for recurrent inguinal hernias. Little is known, however, about the frequency with which laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is performed and the determinants of its utilization.
- Publication
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2009, Vol 19, Issue 6, p745
- ISSN
1557-9034
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/lap.2009.0183