Should a laparoscopic repair be the first choice in incarcerated inguinal hernia

The incidence of inguinal hernias varies between 3% and 8%. The high incidence of this disease makes inguinal hernia repair one of the most common surgical procedures. Although various techniques are reported for repair, the back wall repair made by using the patient's own tissues has been seen to be insufficient particularly in giant and recurrent hernias. Thus, techniques using prosthetic material have been created. Inguinal hernia surgery has gained a different dimension with the application of laparoscopic surgery in inguinal hernia repairs. Furthermore, these laparoscopic methods have become accepted all over the world in a short time and successfully applied in many centers. In laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, the defect in the inguinal region and all potential hernia areas are supported with a prosthetic material without causing tension. Inguinal hernia repairs have several advantages. For instance, it is a laparoscopic approach, the postoperative pain and ABSTRACT