A meta-analysis on the topic of laparoscopic versus open technique for inguinal hernia was published in the journal Hernia, June 2019. The review analyzed 12 articles with a total of 3966 patients.
The result showed no difference in the risk of hernia recurrence (recurrence rate). Regarding pain, both short-term and long-term, laparoscopic technique was found to be better.
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- Hernia, June 2019, Volume 23, Issue 3, pp 461–472. Bullen NL, Massey LH, Antoniou SA, Smart NJ, Fortelny RH. Open versus laparoscopic mesh repair of primary unilateral uncomplicated inguinal hernia: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.
- Long-term outcomes of Lichtenstein and laparoscopic primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair: registry-based propensity score-matched analysis Hendrik C Albrecht and others BJS Open, Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2026,
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