The history of open surgery for groin hernia has gone through many stages of development,
including the ancient era (ancient times to the fifteenth century), the era of the start of …

Groin hernias include indirect inguinal, direct inguinal, femoral, obturator, and supravesical
hernias. Here, we summarize historical turning points, anatomical recognition and surgical …

Sacred principles guiding surgical repair of groin hernias have remained basically unaltered
since their inception. This may explain the failure of results to improve significantly over the …

Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy was first described by Ger, Schultz, Corbitt, and Filipi
in the early 1990s [1–4] and burst upon the surgical scene just after laparoscopic …

A historical review is presented of progress in the approach to the diagnosis and treatment
of groin hernias during the years 1948–1998. This time frame includes many advances …

Hernia (Greek kele/hernios--bud or offshoot) was present in the human history from its very
beginning. The role of surgery was restricted to the treatment of huge umbilical and groin …

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 …

Although the laparoscopic technique is a new approach to groin hernia, it is becoming more
widely accepted as an alternative to traditional open techniques. This study is a preliminary …

BACKGROUND: Repair of a groin hernia is one of the most common elective operations
performed in general surgery. Our aim was to compare laparoscopic repair with open repair …

Since the introduction of the Bassini method in 1887, more than 70 types of pure tissue
repair have been reported in the surgical literature. An unacceptable recurrence rate and …