A comparison of laparoscopic and open repair of subxiphoid incisional hernias.
Jonas RaakowJ Schulte-MäterY CallisterM AydinC DeneckeJ PratschkeM KilianPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2018)
Laparoscopic and open repair of subxiphoid incisional hernias are both technically challenging compared to other midline hernias. Referring to our results laparoscopic repair has shorter operative times, lower postoperative morbidity with a higher recurrence rate compared to open repair but the sample size is too small for an overall conclusion.