Background Over 200 million people worldwide live with groin hernia and 20 million are
operated on each year. In resource-scarce settings, the superior surgical technique using a …

The tendency to perform abdominal wall reinforcement using various types of mesh (tension-
free repair) is increasing. A questionnaire to poll Japanese surgeons on their current …

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 describe a 7-year experience with recurrent inguinal hernia repair performed
mainly with tension-free mesh or plug technique under local anesthesia through the anterior …

INTRODUCTION Over the last 30 years, hernia surgery has developed into an evidence-
based practice assisted by the development of guidelines. MATERIALS AND METHODS …

After reviewing the available classifications for groin hernias, the European Hernia Society
(EHS) proposes an easy and simple classification based on the Aachen classification. The …

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 …

Background Groin hernia repair is one of the commonest operations in general surgery.
Existing techniques have very low and acceptable recurrence rates, but chronic pain and …

Purpose Hernia repair is a common procedure; however, an overview is lacking regarding
the impact of annual surgeon volume and total surgical experience on the outcome of hernia …