Comparison of surgical outcomes between laparoscopic percutaneous extracorporeal closure (LPEC) and open repair for pediatric inguinal hernia by propensity score methods and log-rank test analysis

Background Despite a number of studies comparing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LH) and open herniorrhaphy (OH), the putative advantage of LH remains controversial due to a paucity of firm evidence. We hypothesized that LH has both advantages and disadvantages compared to OH and sought to clar...

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