From the Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. A survey by mailed questionnaire. Surgeons' preference of hernia repair technique for specified indications. This was analysed according to practice setting and geographic location. The Atlantic provinces had the lowest preference rates for laparoscopic repair and the highest rates for the mesh plug technique.
Most surgeons select the type of repair on the basis of the clinical scenario.
Large variations in practice exist between provinces. La plupart des chirurgiens s lectionnent une approche chirurgicale selon le sc nario clinique. De grandes variations r gionales sont observ es.