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Open Mesh versus Laparoscopic Mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernia

20041,075 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Leigh Neumayer · University of Utah

Anita Giobbie‐Hurder

Olga Jonasson · University of Illinois Chicago

Robert W. Beart

Dorothy D. Dunlop · Northwestern University

James O. Gibbs · Northwestern University

Domenic J. Reda

William G. Henderson · University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Abstract

The open technique is superior to the laparoscopic technique for mesh repair of primary hernias.

Topics & Keywords

Hernia repair and management Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 350, Issue 18, pp. 1819-1827

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa040093

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 60.15

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