Table 1.

Laparoscopic Morgagni hernia repair: intraoperative data

Total cases (n = 180)  Emergency (n = 11)  elective (n = 169)

Emergency setting  Direct repair (1)  Mesh repair (10)

Hernia sac (n)  Excised (71)  Not excised (48)  Partly excised (1)

Type of repair (n)  Direct (59)  Mesh (119)  Not reported (2)

Defect suturing (n)  Direct (59)  Mesh (49)

Type of used mesh (n)  Non-absorbable (34)  Dual mesh (49)  Biologic mesh (3)  Not reported (32)

Mean operative time (minutes)  Direct repair (92.65)  Mesh repair (84.11)