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01-10-2003 | Letter to the editor

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Author: M. Rosen

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 10/2003

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We thank Dr. Miedema for his insightful questions. We agree with his comments that laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias should have long-term results with regard to recurrence rates similar to those for the open mesh hernia repair performed by the underlay technique with adequate mesh overlap of at least 3 cm. However, the true advantage of the laparoscopic approach is that it can achieve this with a much lower incidence of wound infections that also result in hernia recurrence. We refer Dr. Miedema to Dr. Stoppa’s initial report of his technique published in 1989 [1]. …

Stoppa, RE 1989The treatment of complicated groin and incisional hernias.World J Surg13545554PubMed

Title: The author replies
Author: M. Rosen
Publication date: 01-10-2003
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 10/2003
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-8166-1

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