Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is still not the gold standard for repair although mesh
implantation is unequivocally accepted as an integral part of any groin hernia repair. The …

Previously, inguinal hernia surgery was based exclusively on repairing the abdominal wall
defects using the patient's own tissues, which were put in contact with and tensioned to …

Background: History of inguinal hernia repair changed over the decades from repair by
tissue approximation to the insertion of synthetic mesh and the introduction of laparoscopic …

Laparoscopic hernioplasty has been criticized because of its technical complexity and
increased costs. Disposable dissection balloons can be used to gain the initial working …

Objective Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernioplasty for inguinal hernia is
associated with less postoperative pain, shorter hospital stays, less chronic pain, and …

Background: Needlescopic inguinal hernioplasty has been made feasible with the
miniaturization of instruments and recent advances in laparoscopic surgical technique …

Objectives Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common general surgical procedure,
and laparoscopic approach gained popularity over the open approach. This study aimed to …

Background Chronic pain is a common complication arising after conventional open
herniorrhaphy and to a lesser extent postlaparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs as groin …

Background: Endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty (TEP) has become an
established treatment for the repair of inguinal hernia but its application as an outpatient …

Introduction Mesh fixation in inguinal hernia repair, has been a controversial subject for
many years. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated and compared fixation and non-fixation of …