Objective: To compare operating time, pain, days off work and early recurrence rates in
laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repairs. Data sources: Studies were identified by …

Original Submission Recommendation Minor Revision Comments to the author Dear
Sir/Madam: I would like to thank you for the honor of reviewing your manuscript titled “A …

In 2006, the French Society of Digestive Surgery published evidence-based guidelines
recommending the use (by nonexpert laparoscopic surgeons) of the conventional approach …

We thank Dr. Slim for his comments on our paper [1] and for his agreement with our results
[2]. The mentioned ''French touch''in his letter is an explanation for two conflicting guidelines …

1 The introduction and literature review is very long winded and could be made
considerably crisper. The major point that the authors seem to be making is that a) incisional …

This updated meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing open and laparoscopic inguinal
hernia repair once again concludes that the laparoscopic approach leads to earlier …

There are more than 20 randomized trials that compare laparoscopic with open hernia
repair. Results of these show a longer operating time, less postoperative pain, a faster return …

Inguinal and ventral hernia repairs are common operations performed by many surgeons.
According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, 1 million hernia repairs were …

Randomization included 240 patients. Laparoscopic repair took longer and was more
expensive. Complication rates in each group were similar and there were no recurrent …

Background Previous research has highlighted the advantages of individual patient data
(IPD) meta-analyses. However, they are resource intensive and take considerable time to …