Situations where laparoscopic surgery may be preferred
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Situations where laparoscopic surgery may be preferred
Laparoscopic hernia surgery has advantages over open surgery in the repair of an inguinal hernia when:
- You need to return to work as soon as possible. Laparoscopic hernia surgery is associated with less pain and a shorter recovery time than open repair.
- A recurrent hernia needs to be repaired. Repairing a recurrent hernia is easier with laparoscopic surgery because the instruments used do not have to go through scar tissue or mesh from the previous hernia repair.
- The opposite side of the groin needs to be explored for a hernia. Both sides can be explored without another incision in the abdomen because the instrument can be placed so that the doctor can see both sides of the groin.
- Hernias on both sides of the groin are repaired at the same time.
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
| Last Updated | May 16, 2007 |
| Last updated: | May 16, 2007 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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