Background Evidence suggests that watchful waiting of inguinal hernias (IH) is safe because
the risk of acute strangulation requiring an emergent repair is low. However, population …

Objective: To determine age-and sex-specific incidence rates of inguinal hernia repairs
(IHR) in a well-defined US population and examine trends over time. Background Data: IHR …

Purpose Despite the frequency with which inguinal hernia repairs (IHR) are performed, the
real-world comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open repairs is not well …

Inguinal hernia is the most common abdominal wall hernia. Although 50% of patients with
an inguinal hernia are unaware of this, repair of inguinal hernia is one of the most commonly …

Purpose It has been estimated in the UK that 27% of men and 3% of women will undergo an
inguinal hernia repair (IHR) during their lifetimes. However, no epidemiologic study …

Background Detailed knowledge on risk of reoperation after direct and indirect inguinal
hernia (IIH) repair could be useful in preoperative counseling as well as in the planning of …

Introduction In 2009 the Department of Health instructed McKinsey & Company to provide
advice on how commissioners might achieve world class National Health Service …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to establish the risk of recurrence after direct and
indirect inguinal hernia operation in a large-scale female population and to establish the …

Background One of the main complications of inguinal hernia repair continues to be
recurrence. Commonly cited prior reports from relatively small studies estimate this rate to be …

Background Inguinal hemia repair is one of the most common operations undertaken in
routine surgical practice. It generally carries a very low risk of major adverse sequelae. We …