Analysing the benefits of laparoscopic hernia repair compared to open repair: A meta-analysis of observational studies.

J Minim Access Surg · 2012 · PMC3523446 · PMID 23248436

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The subgroup of larger studies (>50 patients) also showed a trend towards laparoscopic surgery in terms of recurrence rate (OR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.14 to 1.02; P = 0.06) but significant heterogeneity remained (χ 2 , 32.37; P < 0.001).

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