Purpose Hernia repairs are a common surgical procedure, and are associated with a
significant cost. Despite the acceptance of the advantages of early elective hernia repairs …

It can be argued that more progress has been made in hernia surgery in the last 15 years
than had been made in the previous 1500 years [1, 2]. One aspect of this progress has been …

Background The literature is inconclusive regarding the effect of local infiltration anaesthesia
on the risk of recurrence after groin hernia repair. Methods Based upon the Danish Hernia …

Abstract Background The French Society of Surgery has endorsed a cohort aiming to
prospectively assess the frequency of recurrence after incisional hernia repair and to identify …

Background Groin hernia repair is a common intervention and reoperation rate for
recurrence reachs 15%. Recurrence can be attributed to patients related factors or …

BACKGROUND: Hernia characteristics and patient factors associated with acute compared
with elective groin hernia surgery are unknown. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study of …

Introduction The proportion of recurrences in the total collective of all incisional hernias has
been reported to be around 25%. In the European Hernia Society (EHS) classification …

Repair of recurrent groin hernias is associated with a high incidence of repeat recurrences
(2-19%). Reported herein is a 10-year experience of the management of recurrent groin …

Abstract Purpose Up to 6–7% of patients who have undergone laparoscopic groin hernia
repair suffer from chronic pain, depending on various factors; however, the long-term course …

Background Laparoscopic and open preperitoneal hernia repair techniques both use the
preperitoneal space. This study investigated whether the surgical approach to the inguinal …