Inguinal hernia remains one of the most frequent diseases requiring surgical treatment. In
the United States at least 500.000 patients are treated annually (1). Also in Belgium inguinal …

HISTORY OF INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR (ABSTRACT): Inguinal hernia most probably has
been a disease ever since mankind existed. In view of its existence in different kinds of …

-With around 30,000 interventions a year, correction of an inguinal hernia is one of the most
commonly performed surgeries in the Netherlands. One would therefore expect the same …

The open inguinal hernia repair is the very cornerstone of general surgery. Understanding
the nature of the repair and the anatomy conducive to a successful repair is a right of …

When analyzing original articles since the sixteenth century, it becomes apparent that all
surgical techniques for repair of the inguinal hernial orifice can be traced back to two simple …

The inguinal hernia is one of the diseases that haunted the humanity from its very beginning
to the modern times. The currently used term „hernia” comes directly from ancient …

Hernias are among the oldest known afflictions of humankind and surgical repair of the
inguinal hernia is the most common general surgery procedure performed today; however …

The article reviews the history of inguinal hernia surgery. At various times, different
procedures and diverse materials were used for hernia repair. However, the effectiveness …

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The last decades have witnessed a great number of" novelties" published for inguinal hernia
surgery. However, these are generally modifications of well-known operative procedures …