"The faster recovery time, the markedly improved postoperative patient comfort, and the reduced complication rate observed in the laparoscopic approach will entirely change the concept of the 'frustrating problem' and the significant morbidity that surgeons often encounter with ventral hernia repair."  -Journal of the Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgery. 2003;7:227-232. (Raftopoulos, et al., 2003, p. 231)

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Heniford BT, Park A, Ramshaw BJ, et al. Laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias: nine years' experience with 850 consecutive hernias. Ann Surg 2003;238:391-400.

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Raftopoulos I, Vanuno D, Khorsand J, et al. Comparison of open and laparoscopic prosthetic repair of large ventral hernias. J Soc Laparoendoscopic Surg 2003;7:227-232.

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Goodney PP, Birkmeyer CM, Birkmeyer JD. Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic and open ventral hernia repair. Arch Surg 2002;137:1161-1165.

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