Purpose Biologic prostheses are designed to support tissue regeneration rather than just
result in a strong scar plate, as is the case with synthetic mesh. It is not known if these newer …

Background Repair of inguinal hernias in men is a common surgical procedure, but the most
effective surgical technique is unknown. Methods We randomly assigned men with inguinal …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate two types of meshless open inguinal repair and to evaluate the
recurrence rate. METHODS: We operated on sequentially 98 men and 15 women with 144 …

Purpose Chronic pain following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair occurs in up to 20% of
the patients. We aim to compare glue and absorbable tackers on the rate of chronic pain …

Objective We aimed to compare the clinical outcome of titanium-coated mesh and
polypropylene mesh in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Methods A total of 102 patients …

Background A new persistent groin pain is reported by a significant number of patients
following laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair (TEP). Mesh fixation has been …

Background: Inguinal hernia repair using mesh is one of the most frequently performed
operations in general surgery. We evaluated pain, recurrence, complications such as wound …

Background It remains unclear whether use of self-fixating mesh during laparoscopic
inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) impacts postoperative quality of life (QoL). We hypothesize …

Purpose The long-term results for inguinal hernia repair (IH) with the use of biological mesh
(BM) are not known. A prospective study was started in 2003–2004 to evaluate the results of …