Is Minimally Invasive Surgery the Standard of Care for Ventral Hernia Repair?
When patients undergoing ventral or incisional hernia repair are reoperated for recurrence with an incidence rate of 16.0% following open repair and 18.8% following minimally invasive repair, it is time for re-evaluation of the real benefit of laparoscopy in ventral hernia repair.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Rambam Health Care Campus
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/65/1957/manuscript |
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| Summary: | When patients undergoing ventral or incisional hernia repair are reoperated for recurrence with an incidence rate of 16.0% following open repair and 18.8% following minimally invasive repair, it is time for re-evaluation of the real benefit of laparoscopy in ventral hernia repair. |
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| ISSN: | 2076-9172 |