Table 1.

Patient characteristics of our own case series (n = 33)

Male : female	11 : 21
Mean age, years	67 (range 51–83)
Left side	14 (42%)
Right side	19 (58%)
Emergency surgery	13 (39%)
Elective surgery	20 (61%)
Open repair	27 (82%)
Laparoscopic repair	6 (18%)
Recurrence	none
Mean follow-up, months	32 (range 0–60)