Surgery is always recommended for inguinal hernias in children. Laparoscopic hernia repair usually is not done on children. But a laparoscope may be used during open hernia repairs in children to ...

The open peritoneal repair of an inguinal hernia was first described in the late 1990s, and Kugel patch inguinal hernia repair is one of the established treatment now, since it is less invasive ...

Approval to prepare this manuscript was given by our local Ethics Committee of the Department of Surgery at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. The indications for laparoscopic repair of abdominal wall ...

Incisional hernias occur after abdominal surgery. People with incisional hernias may experience symptoms similar to those of an inguinal ... robotic-assisted laparoscopic hernia repair, which ...

Although it can be found in a similar location as an inguinal ... hernia repair surgery, a piece of mesh is placed to reinforce and strengthen the weakened or torn area. This also allows scar ...