METHODS: We randomly assigned men with inguinal hernias at 14 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers to either open mesh or laparoscopic mesh repair. The primary outcome was recurrence of hernias ...

In this randomized trial conducted at 14 U.S. veterans' hospitals, 1983 men (mean age, 58) with inguinal hernia underwent either open mesh repair (by the Lichtenstein method) or laparoscopic mesh ...