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Complications of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty

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Abdominal Wall Hernias

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Abstract

All surgical procedures are subject to complications such as bleeding and infection, just as each type of operation has complications that are unique to the specific procedure. For example, a gastrectomy can result in dumping syndrome, and inguinal hernioplasty can result in testicular ischemia. Laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty also is associated with nonspecific complications such as bleeding and infection, but problems due to the creation of pneumoperitoneum and complications related to the specific technique of hernioplasty are unique. Laparoscopic approaches to the repair of inguinal hernias vary from completely new techniques to laparoscopic adaptations of existing ones. It is necessary to understand these techniques to appreciate the potential complications associated with each of them.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California at Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

    Steven M. Fass MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA

    Edward H. Phillips MD

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  2. Haifa, Israel

    Jack Abrahamson MD

  3. Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Maurice E. Arregui MD

  4. Reims, France

    Jean Bernard Flament MD

  5. Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Edward H. Phillips MD

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Fass, S.M., Phillips, E.H. (2001). Complications of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty. In: Bendavid, R., Abrahamson, J., Arregui, M.E., Flament, J.B., Phillips, E.H. (eds) Abdominal Wall Hernias. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8574-3_108

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