This book is distinctive in that it focuses exclusively on current laparoscopic and endoscopic
techniques for inguinal primary and incisional abdominal wall and hiatal hernias. Individual
steps in diagnosis and treatment are described by experts in the field but this clinical
expertise is also integrated with the best available external evidence from systematic research
as encapsulated in statements recommendations and guidelines. The reader will thus not only
learn how to perform techniques systematically and reproducibly but also come to understand
which of the procedures have been scientifically validated by studies reviews and
meta-analyses and which have simply developed empirically. The descriptions of technique are
supplemented by detailed guidance on such aspects as indications anesthesia aftercare and
pain management and the prevention and management of complications. Where appropriate careful
comparisons are made of competing repair options including open techniques. In summary this
book will help practicing surgeons to standardize their operative technique so as to reflect
current scientific knowledge and thereby improve the quality of laparoscopic endoscopic hernia
surgery.
