Emergency laparoscopic repair of groin hernias leads to significant benefits over open approaches.
- Patients had a shorter hospital stay by nearly 3 days on average (2.96 days).
- There was a 71% lower risk of wound infections with laparoscopic repair.
Surgeons can consider laparoscopic techniques as a safer and more efficient option without extended operative times.
- Conversion from laparoscopic to open repair occurred in just 2.78% of cases.
Journal Article by Lai SD, Smith NJ (…) MacCormick AD et 2 al. in World J Surg
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