Analysis of publications on laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery
Fulya Yılmaz, Koray Baş,
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, İzmir Bozyaka Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Anesteziyoloji Ve Reanimasyon Kliniği, İzmirSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, İzmir Bozyaka Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, İzmir
Introduction:Repair of inguinal hernia is one of the most common operations in general surgery. Even many surgical variants were introduced it is still controversial which was the best repair method. Material-metod:The aim of the current study is to analyze the scientific studies in the field of laparoscopic inguinal hernias. We further analyzed these results in terms of number of papers for each country, type of documentation, number of publications per year and name of authors. Results:Overall, 2832 papers were evaluated. The biggest contribution was from USA, and followed by Germany, England and People’s Republic of China. The total number of publications decreased at 1998 and there is no marked increase up to 2015. In 2017, publications reach to highest point. First study was published on laparoscopic inguinal hernia in 1991 and also first citation was in the same year from Australia. The types of publications dominantly were articles and followed by proceedings papers, reviews, letters. Publications were dominantly in English, followed by German, French, Spanish, Polish, Turkish. Regarding authors’ contributions, Bittner R was ranked first row, Kockerling F was ranked second row, Rosenberg J was ranked third row. Discussion:Authors believe that this new technology will radically change the traditional ways of surgery. By the introduction of novel endoscopic techniques, hernia surgery has become increasingly more complex over the past 25 years. This has led to the use of the term “Hernia center” which has not been used up to date. While increased life expectancy and especially radiological improvements in the diagnosis for inguinal hernias increased the application of inguinal hernia repairs, aesthetic and economic concerns of patients and advantages of laparoscopic surgeries, driving force for surgeons to apply laparoscopic surgery for hernia repair. Conclusion: "The increasing interest in minimal invasive surgery is not increased in current surgeries but also increased in the laparoscopic inguinal surgery", according to rising number of scientific reports in laparoscopic inguinal surgery.
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