Complications of laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy including one case of atypical mycobacterial infection.

Background: Although laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy is considered safe, several complications may occur. This study aimed to evaluate the complications observed in 780 laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphies at the authors' hospital.

Methods: All the patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy at the authors' hospital during a period of 11 years were enrolled retrospectively in this study.