Table 2.

Laparoscopic vs Open Repair (L/O): Review of the Literature

Study	No.(L/O)	Study Type*	Size (cm2)	Op-time (min)	Stay (days)	M&M	Recurrence	Cost ($1,000)	Follow-up (mos)
Holzman21	21/16	R	105/148	128/97	1.6/4.9†	5/5	2/2	4.3/7.2	20/19
Park22	56/49	R	99/105	95/78†	3.4/6.5†	10/18†	6/17	-	24/53†
Carbajo23	30/30	P	139/142	87/111†	2.2/9†	6/35	0/2	-	27/27
Ramshaw24	79/174	R	73/34	58/82	1.7/2.8	15/26	2/34	-	21
DeMaria25	21/18	P	-	-	0.8/4.4†	13/13	1/1	8.2/12.4	12-24

^*R=retrospective; P=prospective.

^†Statistically significant difference.