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World JournalLaparoscopic of Laparoscopic versus OpenSurgery, Repair January-April of Inguinal 2008;1(1):41-48Hernia Laparoscopic versus Open Repair of Inguinal Hernia Snehal Fegade Satod, Taluka-Yawal, Dist Jalgaon: Pin: 42530; Maharashtra Abstract ? Cost effectiveness Background: Despite a large number of clinical studies in recent years ? Learning curve. no consensus has been achieved on the surgical technique of inguinal hernia repair for various reasons. “Experts” believe that their own MATERIALS AND METHODS preferred open methods have the lowest possible recurrence and complication rates. They tend to attribute any negative results, as A literature review was performed using Springer link, BMJ, shown by a number of regional quality studies, to other surgeons’ Journal of MAS and major general search engines like Google, poor skill rather than to the technique itself. This review article aimed MSN, and Yahoo, etc. The following search terms were used: to compare laparoscopic versus open Laparoscopic hernia repair. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, Hernioplasty and Laparoscopic vs open inguinal hernia repair. 1,600 citations Keywords: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, Hernioplasty, Inguinal found in total selected papers were screened for further hernia, Laparoscopic vs open inguinal hernia repair. references. Criteria for selection of literature were the number of cases (excluded if less than 20), methods of analysis (statistical INTRODUCTION or non statistical), operative procedure (only universally Repair of inguinal hernia is one of the commonest surgical accepted procedures were selected) and the institution where procedures worldwide. Irrespective of country, race or the study was done (Specialized institution for laparosco