The long-term results of this study demonstrate that preperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair is a safe technique with a very low recurrence rate and low prevalence of chronic pain.

Although the morbidity/mortality rates are acceptable, technical improvements must be found to reduce the recurrence rate, in particular for large incisional hernias.

The selection of candidates for surgery should always include a single diagnostic anesthetic injection of the pudendal nerve, as the fifth of the Nantes criteria is an effective predictor of the success of surgery. Neurourol. Urodynam. 36:663-666, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

The RDC is an intervention performed safely after a 3 to 5-month delay with acceptable morbidity and negligible mortality. The ASA score is a determining factor for the risk of complications (p < 0.05).

Conversion of failed VGs to gastric banding is safe and efficient. The morbidity rate is acceptable. Gastric banding to correct failing VG is a reasonable option when performed in selected patients.