Background The reoperation rate after recurrent groin hernia surgery is more than twice that
recorded for primary groin hernia procedures. The aim was to define the outcome from …

Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients undergoing multiple groin hernia
repairs and to identify strategies that prevent further recurrence. Summary Background Data …

Objective To analyze reoperation rates for recurrent and primary groin hernia repair
documented in the Swedish Hernia Register from 1996 to 1998, and to study variables …

Laparoscopic repair is considered by many to be the operation of choice for a recurrent
hernia. The aim of this study was to compare long-term outcome of laparoscopic and open …

Between November 1991 and May 1993, 54 recurrent groin hernias were laparoscopically
repaired in 50 patients. Forty-eight were men and two were women. Forty-six recurrent …

Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate reoperation for recurrence in men and
women with respect to method of repair, hernia anatomy and year of operation. Method …

Background The effectiveness of different procedures in routine surgical practice for hernia
repair with respect to chronic postoperative pain and reoperation rates is not clear. Methods …

Objective To compare laparoscopic with open hernia repair in a randomized clinical trial at a
median follow-up of 5 years. Summary Background Data Follow-up of patients in clinical …

Objective: To analyze the relative risk of reoperation for recurrence using 3 anesthetic
alternatives, general anesthesia (GA), regional (spinal-, epidural-) anesthesia (RA), and …

Purpose If the pathogeneses of the development of a recurrence varies following the
different methods of hernia repair, the time required to develop a recurrence could be …